Insecticide use in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Insecticide use was 99 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat
Insecticide use in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 99 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Sierra Leone peaked at 113 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23 tonnes, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insecticide use in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 96 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 98 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 99 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 101 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 101 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 102 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 102 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 102 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 101 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 86 tonnes | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 59 tonnes | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 33 tonnes | -44.1% |
| 2003 | 23 tonnes | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 29 tonnes | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 34 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 38 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 41 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 44 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 47 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 49 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 52 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 55 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 59 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 64 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 97 tonnes | +51.6% |
| 2016 | 104 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 113 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 95 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 99 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 tonnes | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 99 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 290.5 tonnes, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 99 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +51.6% | 64 tonnes | 97 tonnes |
| 2002 | -44.1% | 59 tonnes | 33 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7 tonnes | 95 tonnes | 102 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4 tonnes | 23 tonnes | 86 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7 tonnes | 49 tonnes | 113 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 tonnes | 99 tonnes | 99 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Sierra Leone?
- Insecticide use in Sierra Leone was 99 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 113 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 tonnes in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for insecticide use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.