Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 349 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Dominican Republic, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 349 t for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 217.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Dominican Republic peaked at 541 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 t, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 267 t | — |
| 1995 | 524 t | +96.3% |
| 1996 | 523 t | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 488 t | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 541 t | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 461 t | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 525 t | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 8 t | -98.5% |
| 2004 | 28 t | +250.0% |
| 2005 | 29 t | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 54 t | +86.2% |
| 2007 | 75 t | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 62 t | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 77 t | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 110 t | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 312 t | +183.6% |
| 2022 | 278 t | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 325 t | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 349 t | +7.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 349 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 t, 2.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 349 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 342.5 t, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Dominican Republic 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 | +250.0% | 8 t | 28 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 468.6 t | 267 t | 541 t | 5 |
| 2000s | 146.56 t | 8 t | 525 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 110 t | 110 t | 110 t | 1 |
| 2020s | 316 t | 278 t | 349 t | 4 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % 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 – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Dominican Republic?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Dominican Republic was 349 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 541 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 t in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).