Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas
Bahamas: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 125 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Bahamas is 125 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Bahamas peaked at 353 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 61 t, in 2010.
Bahamas ranks 115th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 134 t | — |
| 1991 | 142 t | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 140 t | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 174 t | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 208 t | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 185 t | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 242 t | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 297 t | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 297 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 306 t | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 255 t | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 306 t | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 353 t | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 351 t | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 310 t | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 305 t | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 263 t | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 318 t | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 171 t | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 68 t | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 61 t | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 101 t | +65.6% |
| 2012 | 111 t | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 78 t | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 83 t | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 125 t | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 125 t | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 125 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 125 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 35% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212.5 t | 134 t | 306 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 270 t | 68 t | 353 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.9 t | 61 t | 125 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 125 t | 125 t | 125 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 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 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Bahamas?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Bahamas was 125 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 353 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 t in 2010.
- How does Bahamas rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Bahamas ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).