Insecticide use in Guyana
Guyana: Insecticide use was 90 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
90
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
129th
of 211 countries
All-time high
90
in 2023
All-time low
30
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Insecticide use in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 90 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 58 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 69 | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 80 | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 66 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 66 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 77 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 86 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 90 | +1.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 90 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 90 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31 | 30 | 32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3 | 31 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1 | 54 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.25 | 80 | 90 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 126 Sierra Leone 99 compare
- 127 East Timor 92 compare
- 127 French Polynesia 92 compare
- 130 Slovakia 84 compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 82 compare
- 132 Cayman Islands 77 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 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2023.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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