Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 90 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea stood at 90 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 250 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 t | — |
| 1991 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19 t | +533.3% |
| 1994 | 52 t | +173.7% |
| 1995 | 59 t | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 50 t | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 25 t | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 26 t | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 27 t | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 21 t | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 15 t | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 11 t | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 21 t | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 34 t | +61.9% |
| 2005 | 64 t | +88.2% |
| 2006 | 133 t | +107.8% |
| 2007 | 172 t | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 185 t | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 196 t | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 210 t | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 250 t | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 250 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 245 t | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 220 t | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 155 t | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 127 t | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 106 t | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 121 t | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 123 t | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 114 t | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 105 t | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 97 t | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 94 t | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 90 t | -4.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 90 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 90 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +533.3% | 3 t | 19 t |
| 1994 | +173.7% | 19 t | 52 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7 t | 3 t | 59 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2 t | 11 t | 196 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.7 t | 106 t | 250 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 t | 90 t | 114 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 157 North Macedonia 98 t compare
- 158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 92 t compare
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 89 t compare
- 161 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 86 t compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 82 t compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % 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 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Equatorial Guinea was 90 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 250 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).