Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Cuba
Cuba: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 105 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Cuba is 105 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Cuba peaked at 977 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 104 t, in 2022.
Cuba ranks 119th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 967 t | — |
| 1991 | 969 t | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 972 t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 976 t | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 977 t | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 970 t | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 948 t | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 910 t | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 866 t | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 762 t | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 689 t | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 629 t | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 553 t | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 520 t | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 538 t | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 602 t | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 613 t | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 577 t | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 572 t | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 569 t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 567 t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 570 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 576 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 584 t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 588 t | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 587 t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 510 t | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 436 t | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 330 t | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 266 t | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 178 t | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 128 t | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 104 t | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 105 t | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 105 t | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 105 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 30% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 105 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 29% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.1% | 266 t | 178 t |
| 2021 | -28.1% | 178 t | 128 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 931.7 t | 762 t | 977 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 586.2 t | 520 t | 689 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 501.4 t | 266 t | 588 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 124 t | 104 t | 178 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 113 t compare
- 117 Czechia 107 t compare
- 117 Senegal 107 t compare
- 120 Sierra Leone 99 t compare
- 121 Croatia 85 t compare
- 122 Guinea-Bissau 82 t compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Cuba?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Cuba was 105 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 977 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 104 t in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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).