Insecticide use in Liberia
Liberia: Insecticide use was 286 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Liberia, 1990–2023
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 Liberia stood at 286 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 138.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Liberia peaked at 309 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 117 tonnes, in 2016.
That places Liberia 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 151 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 153 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 156 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 159 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 161 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 162 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 163 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 163 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 163 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 161 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 160 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 160 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 161 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 162 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 162 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 160 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 155 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 148 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 140 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 134 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 129 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 125 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 122 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 120 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 119 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 118 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 117 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 175 tonnes | +49.6% |
| 2018 | 174 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 213 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 234 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 295 tonnes | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 309 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 286 tonnes | -7.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 286 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 290.5 tonnes, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 286 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +49.6% | 117 tonnes | 175 tonnes |
| 2021 | +26.1% | 234 tonnes | 295 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159.2 tonnes | 151 tonnes | 163 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 154.2 tonnes | 134 tonnes | 162 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.2 tonnes | 117 tonnes | 213 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 281 tonnes | 234 tonnes | 309 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Liberia?
- Insecticide use in Liberia was 286 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 309 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 tonnes in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for insecticide use?
- Liberia ranks 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.