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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 953 t | — |
| 1991 | 928 t | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 886 t | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 869 t | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 872 t | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 875 t | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 826 t | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 713 t | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 570 t | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 474 t | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 411 t | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 407 t | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 456 t | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 521 t | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 562 t | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 564 t | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 582 t | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 611 t | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 631 t | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 766 t | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 802 t | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 924 t | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 1,186 t | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 1,225 t | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,310 t | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1,280 t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,271 t | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,280 t | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,272 t | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,276 t | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,331 t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,647 t | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 1,687 t | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,687 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,372 t | -18.7% |
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
- 5 Canada 80,962 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 3,085 t compare
- 6 Indonesia 65,483 t compare
- 7 Paraguay 54,235 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,499 t compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 47,496 t compare
- 9 Australia 44,581 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 884 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 708 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 43,158 t compare
- 11 France 29,077 t compare
- 11 Polynesia 563 t compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (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 8th out of 17 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).