Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Polynesia
Polynesia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 118 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Polynesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Polynesia stood at 118 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Polynesia peaked at 177 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70 t, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 t | — |
| 1991 | 72 t | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 77 t | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 82 t | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 88 t | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 89 t | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 93 t | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 101 t | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 100 t | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 101 t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 105 t | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 108 t | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 117 t | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 117 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 115 t | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 112 t | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 116 t | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 117 t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 115 t | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 109 t | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 108 t | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 110 t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 115 t | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 123 t | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 134 t | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 133 t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 121 t | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 94 t | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 71 t | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 78 t | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 121 t | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 154 t | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 177 t | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 111 t | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 118 t | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +55.1% | 78 t | 121 t |
| 2023 | -37.3% | 177 t | 111 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3 t | 70 t | 101 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.1 t | 105 t | 117 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.7 t | 71 t | 134 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.2 t | 111 t | 177 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 9 Mexico 15,010 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 599 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 14,274 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 412 t compare
- 11 Japan 12,171 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 377 t compare
- 12 Nigeria 12,141 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 t compare
- 15 Spain 10,955 t compare
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.17 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 803.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.12 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.66 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 101 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Polynesia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Polynesia was 118 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 177 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 t in 1990.
- How does Polynesia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Polynesia ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Polynesia 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).