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 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
| 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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 338 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 172.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,875 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,183 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,876 1000 ha (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 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
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).