Insecticides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 4 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in New Caledonia is 4 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in New Caledonia peaked at 17 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2020.
That places New Caledonia 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 t | — |
| 1991 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 t | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 13 t | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 12 t | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 14 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 t | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 12 t | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 t | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 14 t | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13 t | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 t | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 7 t | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 4 t | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 t | -33.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 4 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 5% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 4 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.5 t, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4 t | 13 t | 17 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9 t | 12 t | 14 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 t | 7 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 t | 4 t | 6 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 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 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- 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 -0.3712 % 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 New Caledonia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in New Caledonia was 4 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2020.
- How does New Caledonia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- New Caledonia ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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).