Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia
Melanesia: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 52 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 52 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Melanesia peaked at 610 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47 t, in 2000.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85 t | — |
| 1991 | 610 t | +617.6% |
| 1992 | 86 t | -85.9% |
| 1993 | 86 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 84 t | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 79 t | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 72 t | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 65 t | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 58 t | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 52 t | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 47 t | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 47 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51 t | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 55 t | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 56 t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 53 t | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 54 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 55 t | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 56 t | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 57 t | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 59 t | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 74 t | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 95 t | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 106 t | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 109 t | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 95 t | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 81 t | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 75 t | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 67 t | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 61 t | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 58 t | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 74 t | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 81 t | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 86 t | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 52 t | -39.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +617.6% | 85 t | 610 t |
| 1992 | -85.9% | 610 t | 86 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127.7 t | 52 t | 610 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1 t | 47 t | 57 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2 t | 59 t | 109 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2 t | 52 t | 86 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 8 France 31,861 t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1,007 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 738 t compare
- 9 Spain 27,495 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 310 t compare
- 10 Paraguay 25,359 t compare
- 11 Italy 23,769 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52 t compare
- 12 Japan 17,281 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 14,777 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 18 t compare
- 13 Polynesia 18 t compare
- 14 South Africa 13,603 t compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Melanesia?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Melanesia was 52 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 610 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 t in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Melanesia ranks 11th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).