Herbicides — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 158 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 158 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in French Polynesia peaked at 345 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82 t, in 1990.
French Polynesia ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82 t | — |
| 1991 | 86 t | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 94 t | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 101 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 106 t | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 107 t | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 113 t | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 118 t | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 123 t | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 123 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 128 t | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 134 t | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 150 t | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 154 t | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 158 t | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 157 t | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 162 t | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 163 t | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 164 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 159 t | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 157 t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 155 t | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 156 t | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 167 t | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 190 t | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 215 t | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 231 t | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 227 t | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 216 t | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 249 t | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 336 t | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 345 t | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 301 t | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 174 t | -42.2% |
| 2024 | 158 t | -9.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 158 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 27% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 158 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 518.5 t, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -42.2% | 301 t | 174 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.3 t | 82 t | 123 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 152.9 t | 128 t | 164 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.3 t | 155 t | 249 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 262.8 t | 158 t | 345 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 180 t compare
- 121 Cyprus 174 t compare
- 122 Tajikistan 163 t compare
- 124 Netherlands Antilles (former) 148 t compare
- 125 Brunei Darussalam 126 t compare
- 126 Libya 124 t compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % 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 French Polynesia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in French Polynesia was 158 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 345 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 t in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- French Polynesia ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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).