Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in New Zealand
New Zealand: Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 39 t in 2001. ▲ Rising
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in New Zealand, 1994–2001
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2001, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in New Zealand stood at 39 t.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places New Zealand 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the middle of the range.
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 39 t | — |
| 1995 | 19 t | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 44 t | +131.6% |
| 1998 | 39 t | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 24 t | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 40 t | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 39 t | -2.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 39 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4 t, 9.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 39 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 136 t, 29% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 t | 19 t | 44 t | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.5 t | 39 t | 40 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in New Zealand?
- Insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in New Zealand was 39 t in 2001, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 44 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 t in 1995.
- How does New Zealand rank for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2001.
- Is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Carbamates — 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).