Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Barbados
Barbados: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 68 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 68 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Barbados peaked at 664 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 68 t, in 2021.
That places Barbados 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 550 t | — |
| 1991 | 550 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 550 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 550 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 514 t | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 664 t | +29.2% |
| 1996 | 475 t | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 168 t | -64.6% |
| 1998 | 164 t | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 160 t | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 156 t | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 152 t | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 148 t | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 143 t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 139 t | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 135 t | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 131 t | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 127 t | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 123 t | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 118 t | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 114 t | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 110 t | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 106 t | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 102 t | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 98 t | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 93 t | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 89 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 85 t | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 81 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 77 t | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 73 t | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 68 t | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 68 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68 t | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 68 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 5% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 68 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,534 t, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -64.6% | 475 t | 168 t |
| 1995 | +29.2% | 514 t | 664 t |
| 1996 | -28.5% | 664 t | 475 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434.5 t | 160 t | 664 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.2 t | 118 t | 156 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5 t | 77 t | 114 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 69 t | 68 t | 73 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 89 t compare
- 161 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 86 t compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 82 t compare
- 164 Anguilla 66 t compare
- 165 Comoros 62 t compare
- 166 China, Hong Kong SAR 54 t compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Barbados?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Barbados was 68 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 664 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 t in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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).