Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Guyana
Guyana: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 133 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 133 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Guyana peaked at 133 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30 t, in 1990.
That places Guyana 114th out of 200 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 t | — |
| 1991 | 31 t | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 32 t | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 31 t | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 31 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 t | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 31 t | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 32 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 32 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 t | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 32 t | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 33 t | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 31 t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 36 t | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 35 t | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 37 t | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41 t | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 48 t | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 51 t | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 49 t | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 58 t | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 55 t | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 54 t | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 69 t | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 80 t | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 66 t | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 64 t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 72 t | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 66 t | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 77 t | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 80 t | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 86 t | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 89 t | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 90 t | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 133 t | +47.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 133 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 133 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 37% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31 t | 30 t | 32 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3 t | 31 t | 51 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1 t | 54 t | 80 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6 t | 80 t | 133 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 insecticides — agricultural use in Guyana?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Guyana was 133 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 133 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 t in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Guyana ranks 114th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. 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 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).