Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Gambia
Gambia: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 9 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 9 t for plant growth regulators — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Gambia peaked at 35 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1993.
Gambia ranks 72nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 t | — |
| 1991 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 t | +75.0% |
| 2004 | 16 t | +128.6% |
| 2005 | 33 t | +106.2% |
| 2006 | 35 t | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 27 t | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 12 t | -55.6% |
| 2009 | 6 t | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 4 t | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 t | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 9 t | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 7 t, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 t, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 t | 3 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8 t | 4 t | 35 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 t | 4 t | 8 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4 t | 6 t | 9 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Gambia?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Gambia was 9 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 35 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Gambia ranks 72nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use. 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).