Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 27 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Solomon Islands is 27 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Solomon Islands peaked at 49 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10 t, in 2002.
Solomon Islands ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38 t | — |
| 1991 | 38 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39 t | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 39 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 t | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 38 t | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 34 t | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 28 t | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 22 t | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 16 t | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 11 t | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 10 t | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 14 t | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 18 t | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 22 t | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 23 t | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 28 t | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 25 t | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 30 t | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 37 t | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 45 t | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 49 t | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 49 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44 t | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 41 t | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 44 t | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 45 t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 38 t | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 27 t | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27 t | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 27 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 467 t, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 27 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 518.5 t, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5 t | 22 t | 40 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7 t | 10 t | 30 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9 t | 27 t | 49 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 t | 27 t | 27 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Solomon Islands was 27 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 49 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 t in 2002.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Solomon Islands ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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).