Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Guinea
Guinea: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use was 120 t in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Guinea, 1992–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 120 t for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in 2014. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,233.3% on the previous year and up 1,900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Guinea peaked at 120 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 1994.
Guinea ranks 23rd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24 t | — |
| 1993 | 12 t | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 5 t | -58.3% |
| 1995 | 42 t | +740.0% |
| 1996 | 92 t | +119.0% |
| 1997 | 92 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 t | -93.5% |
| 2013 | 9 t | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 120 t | +1233.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 120 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96 t, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 120 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.5 t, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.5 t | 5 t | 92 t | 6 |
| 2000s | 6 t | 6 t | 6 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.5 t | 9 t | 120 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Guinea?
- Insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Guinea was 120 t in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 120 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 1994.
- How does Guinea rank for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
- Guinea ranks 23rd out of 85 countries with data for 2014.
- Is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Pyrethroids — 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).