Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 1,003 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 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) — import quantity in Sierra Leone is 1,003 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,531 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 125.68 t, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 727.32 t | — |
| 1991 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 727.32 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 426.5 t | -41.4% |
| 2002 | 125.68 t | -70.5% |
| 2003 | 165.77 t | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 205.87 t | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 245.97 t | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 286.07 t | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 326.17 t | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 366.26 t | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 406.36 t | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 446.46 t | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 486.56 t | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 526.66 t | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 566.75 t | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 606.85 t | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 712.93 t | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 1,531 t | +114.8% |
| 2017 | 851.02 t | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 1,003 t | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 1,003 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,003 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,003 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,003 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,003 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,003 t | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,003 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,842 t, 54% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,003 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,618 t, 18% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +114.8% | 712.93 t | 1,531 t |
| 2002 | -70.5% | 426.5 t | 125.68 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 727.32 t | 727.32 t | 727.32 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 328.2 t | 125.68 t | 727.32 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.37 t | 446.46 t | 1,531 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,003 t | 1,003 t | 1,003 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Sierra Leone?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Sierra Leone was 1,003 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,531 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.68 t in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.