Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Caribbean
Caribbean: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 3,608 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 3,608 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Caribbean peaked at 8,799 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,469 t, in 2023.
That places Caribbean 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,911 t | — |
| 1991 | 5,948 t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5,979 t | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,012 t | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6,093 t | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5,872 t | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 5,888 t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,561 t | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 6,216 t | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 6,329 t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6,482 t | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6,640 t | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5,401 t | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 4,243 t | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 5,965 t | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 6,011 t | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,637 t | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 7,451 t | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 7,565 t | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 7,773 t | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 8,113 t | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8,519 t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 8,799 t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8,724 t | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8,302 t | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 6,701 t | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 6,349 t | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 7,055 t | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 6,485 t | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 5,563 t | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 4,708 t | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 3,718 t | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 3,475 t | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3,469 t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3,608 t | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +40.6% | 4,243 t | 5,965 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,981 t | 5,561 t | 6,329 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,417 t | 4,243 t | 7,773 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,461 t | 5,563 t | 8,799 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,796 t | 3,469 t | 4,708 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Caribbean?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Caribbean was 3,608 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8,799 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,469 t in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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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).