Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Liberia
Liberia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 277 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Liberia is 277 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Liberia peaked at 309 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 117 t, in 2016.
That places Liberia 102nd 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 | 159.2 t | 152 t | 163 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 154 t | 134 t | 162 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.2 t | 117 t | 213 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 279.6 t | 234 t | 309 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.42 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 63.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,223 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 212.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.83 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 500 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Liberia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Liberia was 277 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 309 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 t in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Liberia ranks 102nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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).