Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guyana
Guyana: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 504 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 504 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.1% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Guyana peaked at 504 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 125 t, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 144 t | — |
| 1991 | 138 t | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 140 t | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 130 t | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 147 t | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 139 t | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 141 t | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 136 t | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 134 t | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 126 t | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 125 t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 128 t | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 128 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 133 t | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 134 t | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 139 t | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 142 t | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 168 t | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 176 t | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 158 t | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 201 t | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 201 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 214 t | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 219 t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 216 t | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 218 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 228 t | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 229 t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 227 t | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 254 t | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 272 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 278 t | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 309 t | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 311 t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 504 t | +62.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 504 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 85% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 504 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +62.1% | 311 t | 504 t |
| 2010 | +27.2% | 158 t | 201 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137.5 t | 126 t | 147 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.1 t | 125 t | 176 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.7 t | 201 t | 254 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 334.8 t | 272 t | 504 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Guyana?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Guyana was 504 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 504 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 t in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Guyana ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).