Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Kiribati
Kiribati: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 23 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Kiribati stood at 23 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Kiribati peaked at 23 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 t | — |
| 1991 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 t | +250.0% |
| 1995 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 t | -57.1% |
| 1998 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 t | +57.1% |
| 2014 | 14 t | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 16 t | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 15 t | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 17 t | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 21 t | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 22 t | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 23 t | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 23 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23 t | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 23 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 467 t, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 23 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 518.5 t, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +250.0% | 2 t | 7 t |
| 1997 | -57.1% | 7 t | 3 t |
| 2013 | +57.1% | 7 t | 11 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8 t | 2 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 t | 3 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1 t | 7 t | 17 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4 t | 21 t | 23 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 147 Equatorial Guinea 29 t compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 27 t compare
- 149 Gambia 25 t compare
- 151 Haiti 22 t compare
- 152 Seychelles 18 t compare
- 153 Mayotte 17 t compare
- 153 Palau 17 t compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % 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 3.12 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Kiribati?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Kiribati was 23 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Kiribati ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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).