Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Tuvalu stood at 1 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Tuvalu peaked at 2 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 177th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 t | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 518.5 t, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 t | 1 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Tuvalu?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Tuvalu was 1 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 2 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Tuvalu ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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).