Insecticide use in Guyana
Guyana: Insecticide use was 90 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Guyana, 1990–2023
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.
Insecticide use in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 31 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 32 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 31 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 31 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 31 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 32 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 32 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 32 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 33 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 31 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 36 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 35 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 37 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 48 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 51 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 49 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 58 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 55 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 54 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 69 tonnes | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 80 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 66 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 64 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 72 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 66 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 77 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 80 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 86 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 89 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 90 tonnes | +1.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 90 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 90 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 126 Sierra Leone 99 tonnes compare
- 127 East Timor 92 tonnes compare
- 127 French Polynesia 92 tonnes compare
- 130 Slovakia 84 tonnes compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 82 tonnes compare
- 132 Cayman Islands 77 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
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
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.