Pesticide use in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Pesticide use was 82 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 82 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 82 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 1999.
That places Guinea-Bissau 168th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 38 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 78 tonnes | 42 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 165 North Macedonia 98 tonnes compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 89 tonnes compare
- 167 Montenegro 86 tonnes compare
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 78 tonnes compare
- 170 Barbados 68 tonnes compare
- 171 Anguilla 66 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.94 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Guinea-Bissau?
- Pesticide use in Guinea-Bissau was 82 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 82 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1999.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for pesticide use?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
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Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.