Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 186 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia stood at 186 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia peaked at 457 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 122 t, in 2007.
That places Saint Lucia 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 457 t | — |
| 1991 | 426 t | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 379 t | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 335 t | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 296 t | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 269 t | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 237 t | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 221 t | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 192 t | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 199 t | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 179 t | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 161 t | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 175 t | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 208 t | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 229 t | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 198 t | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 149 t | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 122 t | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 123 t | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 144 t | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 151 t | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 153 t | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 149 t | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 148 t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 166 t | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 186 t | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 181 t | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 160 t | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 144 t | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 156 t | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 171 t | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 181 t | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 186 t | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 186 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 186 t | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 186 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 53% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 186 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 52% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 301.1 t | 192 t | 457 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.8 t | 122 t | 229 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.4 t | 144 t | 186 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 182 t | 171 t | 186 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Saint Lucia was 186 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 457 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 122 t in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Saint Lucia ranks 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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).