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 175th out of 216 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.
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
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 89 t compare
- 173 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 86 t compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 82 t compare
- 176 Anguilla 66 t compare
- 177 Comoros 62 t compare
- 178 China, Hong Kong SAR 54 t compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 67.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 5.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (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 175th out of 216 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).