Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.18 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Liberia stood at 0.18 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.21 kg/cap in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.09 kg/cap, in 2013.
Liberia ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.184 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.125 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.107 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 101.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 478 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Liberia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Liberia was 0.18 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 kg/cap in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 kg/cap in 2013.
- How does Liberia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Liberia ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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).