Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Barbados
Barbados: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 5 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Barbados is 5 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Barbados peaked at 188 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 173rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 188 t | — |
| 1991 | 188 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 188 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 188 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 102 t | -45.7% |
| 1995 | 121 t | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 120 t | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 50 t | -58.3% |
| 1998 | 48 t | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 47 t | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 45 t | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 43 t | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 41 t | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 39 t | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 37 t | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 35 t | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 33 t | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 32 t | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 30 t | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 28 t | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 26 t | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 24 t | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 22 t | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 20 t | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 18 t | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 17 t | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 15 t | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 13 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 11 t | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 9 t | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 7 t | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 t | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 6% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -58.3% | 120 t | 50 t |
| 1994 | -45.7% | 188 t | 102 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124 t | 47 t | 188 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3 t | 28 t | 45 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5 t | 9 t | 26 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 t | 5 t | 7 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 171 Kiribati 7 t compare
- 171 Mongolia 7 t compare
- 173 Cook Islands 5 t compare
- 173 Palau 5 t compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 5 t compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % 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 Barbados?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Barbados was 5 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 188 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Barbados ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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).