Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas
Bahamas: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 6 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Bahamas is 6 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Bahamas peaked at 56 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2009.
Bahamas ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 t | — |
| 1991 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 11 t | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 10 t | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 13 t | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 15 t | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 t | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 13 t | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 19 t | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 56 t | +194.7% |
| 2003 | 46 t | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 16 t | -65.2% |
| 2005 | 15 t | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 12 t | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 14 t | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 8 t | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 3 t | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 t | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 6 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 6 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +194.7% | 19 t | 56 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 t | 7 t | 16 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2 t | 3 t | 56 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 t | 3 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 t | 6 t | 6 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 166 Congo 8 t compare
- 167 Cook Islands 7 t compare
- 168 Andorra 6 t compare
- 168 China, Macao SAR 6 t compare
- 168 Greenland 6 t compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 6 t compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Bahamas?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Bahamas was 6 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 56 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2009.
- How does Bahamas rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Bahamas ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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).