Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guyana
Guyana: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 698 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guyana stood at 698 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 115.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guyana peaked at 698 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 179 t, in 2002.
Guyana ranks 129th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190.4 t | 181 t | 199 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.9 t | 179 t | 252 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 318.2 t | 287 t | 368 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 484.4 t | 393 t | 698 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 143 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 594 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 13.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 94.83 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guyana?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Guyana was 698 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 698 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 179 t in 2002.
- How does Guyana rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Guyana ranks 129th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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).