Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.04 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.04 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.06 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/cap, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.022 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.041 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.042 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 307 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.04 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).