Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 1,019 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1,019 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,019 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34 t, in 2010.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 t | — |
| 1991 | 140 t | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 129 t | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 66 t | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 64 t | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 63 t | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 61 t | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 59 t | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 58 t | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 56 t | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 55 t | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 53 t | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 52 t | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 50 t | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 48 t | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 47 t | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 45 t | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 44 t | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 42 t | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 41 t | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34 t | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 115 t | +238.2% |
| 2012 | 181 t | +57.4% |
| 2013 | 712 t | +293.4% |
| 2014 | 1,019 t | +43.1% |
| 2015 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,019 t | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,019 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 13.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,019 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +293.4% | 181 t | 712 t |
| 2011 | +238.2% | 34 t | 115 t |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 70 t | 140 t |
| 2012 | +57.4% | 115 t | 181 t |
| 1993 | -48.8% | 129 t | 66 t |
| 2014 | +43.1% | 712 t | 1,019 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6 t | 56 t | 140 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7 t | 41 t | 55 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 715.6 t | 34 t | 1,019 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,019 t | 1,019 t | 1,019 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % 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 0.9604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,019 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,019 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 t in 2010.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).