Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Suriname
Suriname: Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use was 2 t in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Suriname, 1996–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 2 t for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Suriname peaked at 26 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1996.
That places Suriname 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, 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 - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Suriname, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 1 t | — |
| 2003 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 t | +800.0% |
| 2005 | 3 t | -66.7% |
| 2006 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 9 t | +350.0% |
| 2008 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 6 t | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 1 t | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 4 t | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 26 t | +333.3% |
| 2015 | 13 t | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 t | — |
| 2018 | 1 t | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 t | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 t, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 t, 29% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +800.0% | 1 t | 9 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.75 t | 1 t | 11 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.1 t | 0 t | 26 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Suriname?
- Insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Suriname was 2 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 26 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use?
- Suriname ranks 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - Biopesticides — 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).