Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.01 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guinea stood at 0.01 kg/cap.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.08 kg/cap in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1993.
That places Guinea 179th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 1995 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.06 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.01 kg/cap | -75.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.01 kg/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.16 kg/cap, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.01 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.016 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.037 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.041 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 178 Madagascar 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 179 Central African Republic 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 Eritrea 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 Iceland 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 Iraq 0.01 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guinea?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Guinea was 0.01 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 kg/cap in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Guinea rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Guinea ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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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).