Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 245 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda is 245 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 782 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 174 t, in 2014.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 142nd 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 289 t | — |
| 1991 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 266 t | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 260 t | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 272 t | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 325 t | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 379 t | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 432 t | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 410 t | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 347 t | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 292 t | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 319 t | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 380 t | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 342 t | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 782 t | +128.7% |
| 2012 | 694 t | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 685 t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 174 t | -74.6% |
| 2015 | 176 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 180 t | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 183 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 200 t | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 220 t | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 250 t | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 251 t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 247 t | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 236 t | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 245 t | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286.7 t | 266 t | 289 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 341.6 t | 260 t | 432 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 363.6 t | 174 t | 782 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 245.8 t | 236 t | 251 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 139 Albania 296 t compare
- 140 Saint Lucia 264 t compare
- 141 Bhutan 250 t compare
- 143 French Polynesia 244 t compare
- 144 Djibouti 241 t compare
- 145 Netherlands Antilles (former) 238 t compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -25.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -33.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0027 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Antigua and Barbuda was 245 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 782 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 t in 2014.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).