Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Guatemala
Guatemala: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 440 t in 2013. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, 1996–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 440 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2013.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Guatemala peaked at 625 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 133 t, in 1996.
That places Guatemala 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 133 t | — |
| 2003 | 255 t | +91.7% |
| 2004 | 253 t | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 359 t | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 460 t | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 573 t | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 625 t | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 229 t | -63.4% |
| 2010 | 472 t | +106.1% |
| 2011 | 384 t | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 543 t | +41.4% |
| 2013 | 440 t | -19.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 440 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.5 t, 8.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 440 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51 t, 8.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133 t | 133 t | 133 t | 1 |
| 2000s | 393.43 t | 229 t | 625 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 459.75 t | 384 t | 543 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 4 Germany 1,052 t compare
- 5 Poland 722 t compare
- 6 Japan 554 t compare
- 8 El Salvador 328 t compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 326 t
- 10 Costa Rica 285 t compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Guatemala?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Guatemala was 440 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 625 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 t in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- Guatemala ranks 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2013.
- Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).