Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 361 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 361 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sierra Leone peaked at 406 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59 t, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 194 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 | 261 t | 261 t | 261 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.2 t | 59 t | 225 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 277.7 t | 160 t | 406 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 361 t | 361 t | 361 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,329 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 307 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 410 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,804 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 578 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 2,032 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sierra Leone?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sierra Leone was 361 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 406 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 t in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).