Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.18 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone is 0.18 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.52 g/Int$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.07 g/Int$, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.43 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.41 g/Int$ | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.44 g/Int$ | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.43 g/Int$ | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.43 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.45 g/Int$ | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.44 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.41 g/Int$ | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.45 g/Int$ | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.52 g/Int$ | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.49 g/Int$ | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 0.14 g/Int$ | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 0.07 g/Int$ | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.12 g/Int$ | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.11 g/Int$ | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1 g/Int$ | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.23 g/Int$ | +76.9% |
| 2016 | 0.26 g/Int$ | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.25 g/Int$ | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.29 g/Int$ | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 g/Int$ | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.18 g/Int$ | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 g/Int$ | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.21 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.18 g/Int$ | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.441 g/Int$ | 0.41 g/Int$ | 0.52 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.16 g/Int$ | 0.07 g/Int$ | 0.49 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.19 g/Int$ | 0.1 g/Int$ | 0.31 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.204 g/Int$ | 0.18 g/Int$ | 0.24 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 148 China, mainland 0.24 g/Int$ compare
- 149 Sudan (former) 0.2 g/Int$ compare
- 150 Ethiopia 0.19 g/Int$ compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.16 g/Int$ compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 0.15 g/Int$ compare
- 153 Madagascar 0.15 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0035 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 700 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sierra Leone was 0.18 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 g/Int$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 g/Int$ in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 value of agricultural production. 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).