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 177th out of 216 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.
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
- 175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11 t compare
- 175 Vanuatu 11 t compare
- 178 Anguilla 9 t compare
- 178 Brunei Darussalam 9 t compare
- 180 Estonia 8 t compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 8 t compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Inland waters — Area 998 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 190 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 62.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 885 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.68 % (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 177th out of 216 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).