Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.22 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gambia is 0.22 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.52 kg/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.09 kg/cap, in 1993.
That places Gambia 118th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.137 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.282 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.174 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.184 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.1 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1836 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -16.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gambia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Gambia was 0.22 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 kg/cap in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Gambia ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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).