Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 10 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea stood at 10 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1999.
That places Papua New Guinea 166th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72 t | — |
| 1991 | 72 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71 t | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 63 t | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 49 t | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 31 t | -36.7% |
| 1996 | 16 t | -48.4% |
| 1997 | 7 t | -56.2% |
| 1998 | 3 t | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 8 t | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 t | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 13 t | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 t | -23.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 10 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 10 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.5 t, 18% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -57.1% | 7 t | 3 t |
| 1997 | -56.2% | 16 t | 7 t |
| 2004 | +50.0% | 2 t | 3 t |
| 1996 | -48.4% | 31 t | 16 t |
| 1995 | -36.7% | 49 t | 31 t |
| 1999 | -33.3% | 3 t | 2 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6 t | 2 t | 72 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 t | 2 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3 t | 4 t | 9 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 t | 10 t | 13 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11 t compare
- 164 Vanuatu 11 t compare
- 167 Anguilla 9 t compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 9 t compare
- 169 Estonia 8 t compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 8 t compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea was 10 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1999.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).