Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 180 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 180 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 338 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96 t, in 2014.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 142 t | — |
| 1991 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 142 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 131 t | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 128 t | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 134 t | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 160 t | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 186 t | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 213 t | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 202 t | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 171 t | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 143 t | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 155 t | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 180 t | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 154 t | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 338 t | +119.5% |
| 2012 | 305 t | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 332 t | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 96 t | -71.1% |
| 2015 | 107 t | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 118 t | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 125 t | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 140 t | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 157 t | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 181 t | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 183 t | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 181 t | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 173 t | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 180 t | +4.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 180 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 30% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 180 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +119.5% | 154 t | 338 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.9 t | 131 t | 142 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.2 t | 128 t | 213 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.2 t | 96 t | 338 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.6 t | 173 t | 183 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda was 180 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 338 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 t in 2014.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).