Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guam
Guam: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 13 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guam, 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 Guam is 13 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 160.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guam peaked at 98 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2015.
Guam ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 t | — |
| 1991 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21 t | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 21 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 t | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 13 t | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 10 t | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 9 t | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 11 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 t | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 6 t | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 15 t | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 41 t | +173.3% |
| 2018 | 80 t | +95.1% |
| 2019 | 98 t | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 96 t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 59 t | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 31 t | -47.5% |
| 2023 | 11 t | -64.5% |
| 2024 | 13 t | +18.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 13 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guam's 13 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +400.0% | 3 t | 15 t |
| 2017 | +173.3% | 15 t | 41 t |
| 2018 | +95.1% | 41 t | 80 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 t | 20 t | 20 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2 t | 8 t | 21 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7 t | 3 t | 98 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 t | 11 t | 96 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More environment data for Guam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5909 Percentage change (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 461 t (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 1,035 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 445 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 1,033 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 434 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 430 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guam?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guam was 13 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 98 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2015.
- How does Guam rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Guam ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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).