Herbicides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 9 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in New Caledonia stood at 9 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.5% on the previous year and down 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in New Caledonia peaked at 241 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9 t, in 2024.
New Caledonia ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 241 t | — |
| 1991 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 232 t | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 205 t | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 187 t | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 164 t | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 174 t | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 186 t | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 198 t | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 193 t | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 180 t | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 174 t | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 178 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 179 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 176 t | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 179 t | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 164 t | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 155 t | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 127 t | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 119 t | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 106 t | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 110 t | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 103 t | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 86 t | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 59 t | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 45 t | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 56 t | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 71 t | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 78 t | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 9 t | -88.5% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 9 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 2% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 9 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 518.5 t, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -88.5% | 78 t | 9 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231.1 t | 187 t | 241 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.2 t | 164 t | 198 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.8 t | 59 t | 179 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8 t | 9 t | 78 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 162 Montserrat 10 t compare
- 162 Oman 10 t compare
- 164 Guam 9 t compare
- 166 Congo 8 t compare
- 167 Cook Islands 7 t compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3712 % 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 New Caledonia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in New Caledonia was 9 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 241 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 t in 2024.
- How does New Caledonia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- New Caledonia ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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).