Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Guam
Guam: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.08 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Guam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.08 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guam peaked at 0.61 kg/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/cap, in 2015.
That places Guam 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.14 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.13 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.12 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.13 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 kg/cap | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.08 kg/cap | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.06 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.09 kg/cap | +350.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 kg/cap | +177.8% |
| 2018 | 0.49 kg/cap | +96.0% |
| 2019 | 0.61 kg/cap | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.59 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.36 kg/cap | -39.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 kg/cap | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 0.07 kg/cap | -63.2% |
| 2024 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.08 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 14% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.08 kg/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 28% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +350.0% | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap |
| 2017 | +177.8% | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.135 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.087 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.171 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.258 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.59 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 149 Bangladesh 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Mozambique 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Oman 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sudan 0.08 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Guam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5909 Percentage change (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 461 t (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 1,035 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 445 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 1,033 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 434 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 430 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guam?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guam was 0.08 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 kg/cap in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 2015.
- How does Guam rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Guam ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. 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 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).