Pesticide use in Guam
Guam: Pesticide use was 9 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticide use in Guam, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide use in Guam is 9 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 70.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Guam peaked at 98 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3 tonnes, in 2015.
That places Guam 196th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticide use in Guam, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 15 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 11 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 9 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 7 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 8 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 9 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 10 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 10 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 8 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 6 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 5 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 3 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 15 tonnes | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 41 tonnes | +173.3% |
| 2018 | 80 tonnes | +95.1% |
| 2019 | 98 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 96 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 59 tonnes | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 30 tonnes | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 9 tonnes | -70.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 9 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,224 tonnes, 1% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Guam's 9 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 287 tonnes, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide use in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +400.0% | 3 tonnes | 15 tonnes |
| 2017 | +173.3% | 15 tonnes | 41 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 tonnes | 19 tonnes | 19 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 19 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 98 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 tonnes | 9 tonnes | 96 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 194 Micronesia (country) 12 tonnes compare
- 195 Wallis and Futuna 10 tonnes compare
- 196 Greenland 9 tonnes compare
- 198 Nauru 7 tonnes compare
- 199 Cape Verde 5 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Guam?
- Pesticide use in Guam was 9 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 pesticide use recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 98 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Guam rank for pesticide use?
- Guam ranks 196th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.