Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 25 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 25 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 75 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 t | +600.0% |
| 1994 | 20 t | +185.7% |
| 1995 | 23 t | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 20 t | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 10 t | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 6 t | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 4 t | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 8 t | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 13 t | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 24 t | +84.6% |
| 2006 | 49 t | +104.2% |
| 2007 | 61 t | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 62 t | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63 t | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 65 t | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 75 t | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 73 t | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 71 t | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 63 t | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 44 t | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 36 t | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 30 t | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 33 t | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 34 t | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 31 t | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 29 t | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 27 t | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 26 t | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 25 t | -3.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 25 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 25 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +600.0% | 1 t | 7 t |
| 1994 | +185.7% | 7 t | 20 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3 t | 1 t | 23 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8 t | 4 t | 63 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4 t | 30 t | 75 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6 t | 25 t | 31 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 148 Niger 26 t compare
- 149 Seychelles 25 t compare
- 151 Montenegro 24 t compare
- 152 China, Hong Kong SAR 22 t compare
- 152 Ireland 22 t compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % 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 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea was 25 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 75 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).