Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.29 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gabon stood at 0.29 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.62 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.18 kg/cap, in 2003.
That places Gabon 106th out of 192 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) — Use per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.23 kg/cap | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.27 kg/cap | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.33 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.35 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.35 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.32 kg/cap | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.27 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 kg/cap | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 0.35 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.39 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.36 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.32 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.43 kg/cap | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 0.48 kg/cap | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.44 kg/cap | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.49 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.48 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.54 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.53 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.62 kg/cap | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.54 kg/cap | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.46 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.48 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.42 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.36 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.29 kg/cap | -19.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.29 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.29 kg/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.285 kg/cap | 0.2 kg/cap | 0.35 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.43 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.512 kg/cap | 0.44 kg/cap | 0.62 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.402 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 103 Bhutan 0.32 kg/cap compare
- 103 Brunei Darussalam 0.32 kg/cap compare
- 105 Lebanon 0.31 kg/cap compare
- 107 Congo 0.28 kg/cap compare
- 108 Kuwait 0.27 kg/cap compare
- 109 Dominican Republic 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 109 Kiribati 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 109 Palestine 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 109 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.25 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gabon?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gabon was 0.29 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 kg/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 kg/cap in 2003.
- How does Gabon rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Gabon ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).