Insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Insecticide use was 21 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea is 21 tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 61 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 156th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 tonnes | +600.0% |
| 1994 | 20 tonnes | +185.7% |
| 1995 | 23 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 20 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 10 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 10 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 7 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 5 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 4 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 7 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 2004 | 12 tonnes | +71.4% |
| 2005 | 23 tonnes | +91.7% |
| 2006 | 48 tonnes | +108.7% |
| 2007 | 55 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 55 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 55 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 61 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 54 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 51 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 45 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 31 tonnes | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 24 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 17 tonnes | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 20 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 21 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 22 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 22 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 21 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 21 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +600.0% | 1 tonnes | 7 tonnes |
| 1994 | +185.7% | 7 tonnes | 20 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 23 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 27 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 55 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9 tonnes | 17 tonnes | 61 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 22 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea?
- Insecticide use in Equatorial Guinea was 21 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for insecticide use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.