Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.12 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.12 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.16 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1999.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.09 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.1 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kg/ha | -90.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 kg/ha | +500.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.03 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.01 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 0.15 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 2002 | 0.16 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.041 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.145 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 0.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.145 kg/ha | 0.13 kg/ha | 0.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.126 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 0.13 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guinea-Bissau?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Guinea-Bissau was 0.12 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).