Insecticide use in Guam
Guam: Insecticide use was 2 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Guam, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Guam recorded 2 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Guam peaked at 20 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 2013.
That places Guam 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 20 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.25 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 20 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 186 Cape Verde 4 tonnes compare
- 187 Mali 3 tonnes compare
- 187 Micronesia (country) 3 tonnes compare
- 189 Andorra 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Bhutan 2 tonnes compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Faroe Islands 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Montserrat 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 2 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Guam?
- Insecticide use in Guam was 2 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 20 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 2013.
- How does Guam rank for insecticide use?
- Guam ranks 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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.