Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea is 0.98 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.66 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 124th out of 187 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) — Use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.03 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 kg/ha | +533.3% |
| 1994 | 0.52 kg/ha | +173.7% |
| 1995 | 0.59 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.25 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 0.26 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.27 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.21 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.15 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.11 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 0.21 kg/ha | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 0.34 kg/ha | +61.9% |
| 2005 | 0.64 kg/ha | +88.2% |
| 2006 | 1.33 kg/ha | +107.8% |
| 2007 | 1.72 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 1.88 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 2.01 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.14 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.61 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 2.66 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.29 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.61 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 1.32 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.14 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 kg/ha | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.267 kg/ha | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.86 kg/ha | 0.11 kg/ha | 2.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 77 t (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.84 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.04 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Equatorial Guinea was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).