Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Palau
Palau: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 5 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Palau stood at 5 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Palau peaked at 6 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1991.
That places Palau 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Palau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 t | — |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 t | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 5 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 6% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 5 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.5 t, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 t | 1 t | 2 t | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6 t | 1 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 t | 1 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 t | 5 t | 5 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 171 Kiribati 7 t compare
- 171 Mongolia 7 t compare
- 173 Barbados 5 t compare
- 173 Cook Islands 5 t compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 5 t compare
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Palau?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Palau was 5 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 6 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Palau ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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).