Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia
Melanesia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,372 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Melanesia is 1,372 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Melanesia peaked at 1,687 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 407 t, in 2001.
That places Melanesia 76th out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 796.6 t | 474 t | 953 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 551.1 t | 407 t | 766 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,183 t | 802 t | 1,310 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,545 t | 1,331 t | 1,687 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.85 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.56 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 54,038 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2,176 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,176 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 4.11 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,148 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 51.89 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Melanesia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Melanesia was 1,372 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,687 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 407 t in 2001.
- How does Melanesia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Melanesia ranks 76th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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).