Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Oceania
Oceania: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 11,870 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Oceania, 1990–2017
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 19th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,840 t | — |
| 1991 | 4,849 t | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,811 t | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 6,183 t | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 5,402 t | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 6,477 t | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 6,881 t | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 7,976 t | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 9,267 t | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 9,284 t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8,203 t | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 8,011 t | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6,818 t | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 8,099 t | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 8,893 t | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 8,472 t | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8,828 t | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 8,125 t | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 10,512 t | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 9,372 t | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 10,310 t | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11,503 t | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 11,683 t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10,923 t | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 12,086 t | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 12,281 t | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 15,027 t | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 11,870 t | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 Italy 9,765 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2 t compare
- 17 South Africa 9,344 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 18 Cambodia 8,628 t compare
- 19 Morocco 7,775 t compare
- 20 Philippines 6,996 t compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 6,168 t compare
- 21 Caribbean 3,239 t compare
- 22 France 5,924 t compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 68.92 kg/cap (2024)
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 19th out of 25 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
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).