Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana: Insecticide use
Guinea-Bissau
82 tonnes
in 2023
Guyana
90 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
131st
Guyana rank
129th
Insecticide use over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 90 tonnes against 82 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 8 tonnes.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Guyana ranks 129th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 tonnes | 31 tonnes | 15 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2000s | 77.9 tonnes | 39.3 tonnes | 38.6 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 82 tonnes | 66.1 tonnes | 15.9 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 82 tonnes | 86.25 tonnes | 4.25 tonnes | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 90 tonnes against 82 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
- 8 tonnes, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana rank globally for insecticide use?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Guyana ranks 129th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.