Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 99 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Sierra Leone is 99 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Sierra Leone peaked at 113 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23 t, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95 t | — |
| 1991 | 96 t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 98 t | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 99 t | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 101 t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 102 t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 102 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 102 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 101 t | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 87 t | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 59 t | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 33 t | -44.1% |
| 2003 | 23 t | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 28 t | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 34 t | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 38 t | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 41 t | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 44 t | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 47 t | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 50 t | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 52 t | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 55 t | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 59 t | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 64 t | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 97 t | +51.6% |
| 2016 | 104 t | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 113 t | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 95 t | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 99 t | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 99 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 t | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 99 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 241 t, 41% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 99 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +51.6% | 64 t | 97 t |
| 2002 | -44.1% | 59 t | 33 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7 t | 95 t | 102 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4 t | 23 t | 87 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8 t | 50 t | 113 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 t | 99 t | 99 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Sierra Leone?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Sierra Leone was 99 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 113 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 t in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).