Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Gabon
Gabon: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 206 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Gabon stood at 206 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Gabon peaked at 369 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71 t, in 1990.
That places Gabon 111th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.4 t | 71 t | 163 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.5 t | 96 t | 230 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 293.2 t | 235 t | 369 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.8 t | 206 t | 311 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4.45 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,278 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 170 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 325 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Gabon?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Gabon was 206 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 369 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 t in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Gabon ranks 111th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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).