Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Oceania

Oceania: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 11,870 t in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
11,870 t
Change on year
down 21.0%
Rank
20th
of 26 groups
All-time high
15,027 t
in 2016
All-time low
4,840 t
in 1990
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Oceania, 1990–2017

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200320171990: 4.8k t1991: 4.8k t1992: 5.8k t1993: 6.2k t1994: 5.4k t1995: 6.5k t1996: 6.9k t1997: 8.0k t1998: 9.3k t1999: 9.3k t2000: 8.2k t2001: 8.0k t2002: 6.8k t2003: 8.1k t2004: 8.9k t2005: 8.5k t2006: 8.8k t2007: 8.1k t2008: 10.5k t2009: 9.4k t2010: 10.3k t2011: 11.5k t2012: 11.7k t2013: 10.9k t2014: 12.1k t2015: 12.3k t2016: 15.0k t2017: 11.9k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Oceania recorded 11,870 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Oceania peaked at 15,027 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,840 t, in 1990.

Oceania ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,697 t 4,840 t 9,284 t 10
2000s 8,533 t 6,818 t 10,512 t 10
2010s 11,960 t 10,310 t 15,027 t 8

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 17 Spain 10,955 t compare
  2. 18 Italy 9,765 t compare
  3. 19 Cambodia 8,628 t compare
  4. 20 Morocco 7,775 t compare
  5. 21 Philippines 6,996 t compare
  6. 22 Republic of Korea 6,168 t compare
  7. 23 France 5,924 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticides — agricultural use in Oceania?
Insecticides — agricultural use in Oceania was 11,870 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 15,027 t in 2016.
What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 4,840 t in 1990.
How does Oceania rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
Oceania ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2017.
Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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

Indicator
Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).