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.
Pesticide use in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 38 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 4 tonnes | -89.5% |
| 1993 | 25 tonnes | +525.0% |
| 1994 | 21 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 17 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 13 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 9 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 5 tonnes | -44.4% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes | -80.0% |
| 2000 | 42 tonnes | +4100.0% |
| 2001 | 82 tonnes | +95.2% |
| 2002 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82 tonnes | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 82 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 895 tonnes, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 82 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 747 tonnes, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
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.