Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Gabon
Gabon: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 749 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Gabon is 749 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Gabon peaked at 1,328 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 196 t, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 116th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Gabon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 196 t | — |
| 1991 | 207 t | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 235 t | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 283 t | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 329 t | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 368 t | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 399 t | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 416 t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 391 t | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 369 t | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 349 t | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 330 t | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 264 t | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 248 t | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 362 t | +46.0% |
| 2005 | 507 t | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 592 t | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 560 t | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 522 t | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 715 t | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 818 t | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 899 t | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 804 t | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 936 t | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 944 t | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,098 t | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1,106 t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,328 t | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 1,203 t | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1,144 t | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1,059 t | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1,130 t | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,027 t | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 888 t | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 749 t | -15.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 749 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 34% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 749 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 319.3 t | 196 t | 416 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 444.9 t | 248 t | 715 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,028 t | 804 t | 1,328 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 970.6 t | 749 t | 1,130 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Gabon?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Gabon was 749 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,328 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 196 t in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Gabon ranks 116th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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).