Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 20 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Sierra Leone is 20 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Sierra Leone peaked at 22 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 t | — |
| 1991 | 11 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 t | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 t | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 8 t | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 4 t | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 13 t | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 21 t | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 21 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 t | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 19 t | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 20 t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 t | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 20 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 7 t, 2.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 20 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 t, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 t | 11 t | 13 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 t | 3 t | 12 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6 t | 10 t | 22 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 t | 20 t | 20 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 59 Norway 24 t compare
- 59 Sudan (former) 24 t compare
- 61 Malawi 22 t compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 20 t compare
- 64 El Salvador 17 t compare
- 64 Uruguay 17 t 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Sierra Leone was 20 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 62nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use 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 rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).