Pesticides (total) — Import value in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 3,182 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value in Sierra Leone is 3,182 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in Sierra Leone peaked at 8,918 1000 USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98 1000 USD, in 1979.
That places Sierra Leone 165th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 134 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 159 1000 USD | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 121 1000 USD | -23.9% |
| 1964 | 203 1000 USD | +67.8% |
| 1965 | 190 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 194 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 183 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 300 1000 USD | +63.9% |
| 1969 | 299 1000 USD | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 221 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 1971 | 349 1000 USD | +57.9% |
| 1972 | 285 1000 USD | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 399 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 604 1000 USD | +51.4% |
| 1975 | 740 1000 USD | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 387 1000 USD | -47.7% |
| 1977 | 526 1000 USD | +35.9% |
| 1978 | 876 1000 USD | +66.5% |
| 1979 | 98 1000 USD | -88.8% |
| 1980 | 354 1000 USD | +261.2% |
| 1981 | 500 1000 USD | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 1,016 1000 USD | +103.2% |
| 1983 | 511 1000 USD | -49.7% |
| 1984 | 480 1000 USD | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 632 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 1,227 1000 USD | +94.1% |
| 1987 | 500 1000 USD | -59.3% |
| 1988 | 600 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 700 1000 USD | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 862.84 1000 USD | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 862.84 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 738.51 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 614.19 1000 USD | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 940.8 1000 USD | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 1,267 1000 USD | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 1,594 1000 USD | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 1,921 1000 USD | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 2,247 1000 USD | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 2,574 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 2,900 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 3,227 1000 USD | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 3,554 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 3,880 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 4,207 1000 USD | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 4,534 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 8,918 1000 USD | +96.7% |
| 2016 | 2,133 1000 USD | -76.1% |
| 2017 | 2,701 1000 USD | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 3,182 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 3,182 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,182 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,182 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,182 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,182 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,182 1000 USD | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 3,182 1000 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,944 1000 USD, 54% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 3,182 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,289 1000 USD, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +261.2% | 98 1000 USD | 354 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198.11 1000 USD | 121 1000 USD | 300 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 448.5 1000 USD | 98 1000 USD | 876 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 652 1000 USD | 354 1000 USD | 1,227 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 862.84 1000 USD | 862.84 1000 USD | 862.84 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,566 1000 USD | 614.19 1000 USD | 2,900 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,952 1000 USD | 2,133 1000 USD | 8,918 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,182 1000 USD | 3,182 1000 USD | 3,182 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 3,329 1000 USD compare
- 163 French Guiana 3,325 1000 USD compare
- 164 Yemen 3,238 1000 USD compare
- 166 Samoa 3,070 1000 USD compare
- 167 Netherlands Antilles (former) 3,053 1000 USD compare
- 168 Bermuda 2,965 1000 USD compare
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 value in Sierra Leone?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in Sierra Leone was 3,182 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8,918 1000 USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 1000 USD in 1979.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 value. 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.