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 86th out of 216 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Mauritius
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (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 86th out of 216 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).