Insecticide use in Guinea

Guinea: Insecticide use was 27 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 211 countries
All-time high
147 tonnes
in 1996
All-time low
18 tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Guinea, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 77 tonnes1991: 77 tonnes1992: 77 tonnes1993: 18 tonnes1994: 20 tonnes1995: 130 tonnes1996: 147 tonnes1997: 141 tonnes1998: 135 tonnes1999: 129 tonnes2000: 123 tonnes2001: 118 tonnes2002: 112 tonnes2003: 106 tonnes2004: 100 tonnes2005: 94 tonnes2006: 88 tonnes2007: 82 tonnes2008: 76 tonnes2009: 70 tonnes2010: 72 tonnes2011: 74 tonnes2012: 76 tonnes2013: 78 tonnes2014: 132 tonnes2015: 114 tonnes2016: 95 tonnes2017: 84 tonnes2018: 32 tonnes2019: 27 tonnes2020: 27 tonnes2021: 27 tonnes2022: 27 tonnes2023: 27 tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, insecticide use in Guinea stood at 27 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Guinea peaked at 147 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18 tonnes, in 1993.

That places Guinea 151st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.1 tonnes 18 tonnes 147 tonnes 10
2000s 96.9 tonnes 70 tonnes 123 tonnes 10
2010s 78.4 tonnes 27 tonnes 132 tonnes 10
2020s 27 tonnes 27 tonnes 27 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 149 Latvia 35 tonnes compare
  2. 150 Eritrea 28 tonnes compare
  3. 151 North Macedonia 27 tonnes compare
  4. 153 Niger 26 tonnes compare
  5. 154 Hong Kong 22 tonnes compare
  6. 154 Seychelles 22 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

More reference data data for Guinea

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Guinea?
Insecticide use in Guinea was 27 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?
The highest recorded value was 147 tonnes in 1996.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 18 tonnes in 1993.
How does Guinea rank for insecticide use?
Guinea ranks 151st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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

Indicator
Insecticide use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.