Insecticide use in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Insecticide use was 82 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 82 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 82 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 1999.
That places Guinea-Bissau 131st 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 38 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 3 tonnes | -92.1% |
| 1993 | 24 tonnes | +700.0% |
| 1994 | 20 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 16 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 12 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 9 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 5 tonnes | -44.4% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes | -80.0% |
| 2000 | 41 tonnes | +4000.0% |
| 2001 | 82 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 82 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 290.5 tonnes, 28% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 82 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 38 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9 tonnes | 41 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Guinea-Bissau?
- Insecticide use in Guinea-Bissau was 82 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 82 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1999.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for insecticide use?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.