Insecticide use in Guyana

Guyana: Insecticide use was 90 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
90 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
129th
of 211 countries
All-time high
90 tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
30 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Guyana, 1990–2023

204060801001990200620231990: 30 tonnes1991: 31 tonnes1992: 32 tonnes1993: 31 tonnes1994: 31 tonnes1995: 30 tonnes1996: 31 tonnes1997: 32 tonnes1998: 32 tonnes1999: 30 tonnes2000: 32 tonnes2001: 33 tonnes2002: 31 tonnes2003: 36 tonnes2004: 35 tonnes2005: 37 tonnes2006: 41 tonnes2007: 48 tonnes2008: 51 tonnes2009: 49 tonnes2010: 58 tonnes2011: 55 tonnes2012: 54 tonnes2013: 69 tonnes2014: 80 tonnes2015: 66 tonnes2016: 64 tonnes2017: 72 tonnes2018: 66 tonnes2019: 77 tonnes2020: 80 tonnes2021: 86 tonnes2022: 89 tonnes2023: 90 tonnes

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

Analysis

Guyana recorded 90 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Guyana peaked at 90 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30 tonnes, in 1990.

Guyana ranks 129th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31 tonnes 30 tonnes 32 tonnes 10
2000s 39.3 tonnes 31 tonnes 51 tonnes 10
2010s 66.1 tonnes 54 tonnes 80 tonnes 10
2020s 86.25 tonnes 80 tonnes 90 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 126 Sierra Leone 99 tonnes compare
  2. 127 East Timor 92 tonnes compare
  3. 127 French Polynesia 92 tonnes compare
  4. 130 Slovakia 84 tonnes compare
  5. 131 Guinea-Bissau 82 tonnes compare
  6. 132 Cayman Islands 77 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Guyana?
Insecticide use in Guyana was 90 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 90 tonnes in 2023.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 30 tonnes in 1990.
How does Guyana rank for insecticide use?
Guyana ranks 129th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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.