Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius
Mauritius: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 397 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritius stood at 397 t.
That represents a change of up 89.0% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritius peaked at 399 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 81 t, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81 t | — |
| 1991 | 88 t | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 95 t | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 102 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 109 t | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 184 t | +68.8% |
| 1996 | 105 t | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 192 t | +82.9% |
| 1998 | 133 t | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 164 t | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 136 t | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 188 t | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 234 t | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 251 t | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 199 t | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 219 t | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 399 t | +82.2% |
| 2007 | 201 t | -49.6% |
| 2008 | 200 t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 259 t | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 294 t | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 280 t | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 261 t | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 292 t | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 251 t | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 299 t | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 259 t | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 275 t | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 290 t | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 255 t | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 272 t | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 254 t | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 362 t | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 210 t | -42.0% |
| 2024 | 397 t | +89.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 397 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 397 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.3 t | 81 t | 192 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 228.6 t | 136 t | 399 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 275.6 t | 251 t | 299 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 299 t | 210 t | 397 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 Mauritius?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritius was 397 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 399 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 t in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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).