Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guatemala

Guatemala: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 14,463 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,463 t
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
34th
of 216 countries
All-time high
22,883 t
in 2007
All-time low
10,040 t
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 12.0k t1991: 12.0k t1992: 12.0k t1993: 12.0k t1994: 12.0k t1995: 12.0k t1996: 12.0k t1997: 11.8k t1998: 11.6k t1999: 11.5k t2000: 11.3k t2001: 11.1k t2002: 10.9k t2003: 10.7k t2004: 12.0k t2005: 13.5k t2006: 16.0k t2007: 22.9k t2008: 18.1k t2009: 13.3k t2010: 14.9k t2011: 15.7k t2012: 18.9k t2013: 19.8k t2014: 11.4k t2015: 10.0k t2016: 11.4k t2017: 11.3k t2018: 11.8k t2019: 11.0k t2020: 14.2k t2021: 13.2k t2022: 14.2k t2023: 13.0k t2024: 14.5k t

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 34th out of 216 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,983 t compare
  2. 32 Uruguay 16,446 t compare
  3. 33 Bangladesh 15,506 t compare
  4. 35 Peru 14,418 t compare
  5. 36 Chile 14,208 t compare
  6. 37 Morocco 13,697 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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 34th out of 216 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).