Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 61 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia is 61 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia peaked at 118 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40 t, in 2007.
That places Saint Lucia 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 118 t | — |
| 1991 | 110 t | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 98 t | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 86 t | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 77 t | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 73 t | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 71 t | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 73 t | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 68 t | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 72 t | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 63 t | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 54 t | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 58 t | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 68 t | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 75 t | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 65 t | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 49 t | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 40 t | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 40 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47 t | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 49 t | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 50 t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 49 t | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 48 t | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 54 t | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 61 t | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 59 t | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 52 t | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 47 t | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 51 t | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 56 t | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 59 t | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 61 t | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 61 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61 t | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 61 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 12% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 61 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6 t | 68 t | 118 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9 t | 40 t | 75 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52 t | 47 t | 61 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6 t | 56 t | 61 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 86 t compare
- 132 Djibouti 77 t compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 73 t compare
- 135 Guinea 60 t compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 59 t compare
- 136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59 t compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- 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 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % 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 Lucia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia was 61 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 118 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 t in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Saint Lucia ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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).