Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guatemala
Guatemala: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 14,463 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 14,463 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guatemala peaked at 22,883 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10,040 t, in 2015.
That places Guatemala 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,004 t | — |
| 1991 | 12,004 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,004 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,004 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,004 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,004 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,004 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,824 t | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 11,643 t | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 11,462 t | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 11,282 t | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 11,101 t | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10,921 t | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10,740 t | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11,960 t | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 13,506 t | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 15,951 t | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 22,883 t | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 18,092 t | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 13,277 t | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 14,898 t | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 15,728 t | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 18,862 t | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 19,829 t | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 11,439 t | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 10,040 t | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 11,444 t | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 11,302 t | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11,842 t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 11,002 t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 14,242 t | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 13,228 t | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 14,175 t | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 12,982 t | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 14,463 t | +11.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 14,463 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 6.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 14,463 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,534 t, 9.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,896 t | 11,462 t | 12,004 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,971 t | 10,740 t | 22,883 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,639 t | 10,040 t | 19,829 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,818 t | 12,982 t | 14,463 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guatemala?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guatemala was 14,463 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22,883 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,040 t in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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).