Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 86 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 86 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 138 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25 t, in 1990.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 t | — |
| 1991 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26 t | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 27 t | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 29 t | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28 t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 27 t | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57 t | +111.1% |
| 2001 | 83 t | +45.6% |
| 2002 | 138 t | +66.3% |
| 2003 | 109 t | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 81 t | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 31 t | -61.7% |
| 2006 | 30 t | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 32 t | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 29 t | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 34 t | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 35 t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 41 t | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 53 t | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 60 t | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 68 t | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 68 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66 t | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 63 t | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 59 t | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 68 t | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 77 t | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 83 t | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 86 t | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 86 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86 t | +0.0% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 86 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 15% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 86 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 16% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +111.1% | 27 t | 57 t |
| 2002 | +66.3% | 83 t | 138 t |
| 2005 | -61.7% | 81 t | 31 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8 t | 25 t | 29 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4 t | 29 t | 138 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1 t | 35 t | 68 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6 t | 77 t | 86 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 129 Sierra Leone 116 t compare
- 130 Grenada 94 t compare
- 132 Djibouti 77 t compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 73 t compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 61 t compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.46 % 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 8.82 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 86 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 138 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 t in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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).