Guinea vs Niger: Insecticide use
Guinea
27 tonnes
in 2023
Niger
26 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea rank
151st
Niger rank
153rd
Insecticide use over time
- Guinea
- Niger
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 27 tonnes against 26 tonnes in Niger, a difference of 1 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 151st and Niger ranks 153rd of 211 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1 tonnes | 49 tonnes | 46.1 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 96.9 tonnes | 27.2 tonnes | 69.7 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2010s | 78.4 tonnes | 26.8 tonnes | 51.6 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2020s | 27 tonnes | 26.75 tonnes | 0.25 tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Guinea or Niger?
- Guinea, at 27 tonnes against 26 tonnes in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Guinea and Niger?
- 1 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Niger?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Niger rank globally for insecticide use?
- Guinea ranks 151st and Niger ranks 153rd 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.