Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Guam
Guam: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.61 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Guam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guam stood at 1.61 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 257.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guam peaked at 12.29 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.36 kg/ha, in 2015.
Guam ranks 102nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.79 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.76 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.55 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.83 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.83 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.14 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 1.11 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.82 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.65 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.45 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 0.36 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.69 kg/ha | +369.4% |
| 2017 | 4.57 kg/ha | +170.4% |
| 2018 | 9.99 kg/ha | +118.6% |
| 2019 | 12.29 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 12.01 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.42 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 3.89 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 1.44 kg/ha | -63.0% |
| 2024 | 1.61 kg/ha | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 kg/ha | 0.7 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 kg/ha | 0.36 kg/ha | 12.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 12.01 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guam?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guam was 1.61 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 kg/ha in 2015.
- How does Guam rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Guam ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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).