Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Caribbean
Caribbean: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 10,390 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 10,390 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Caribbean peaked at 16,514 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,600 t, in 2022.
Caribbean ranks 23rd of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,888 t | — |
| 1991 | 14,908 t | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,953 t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14,938 t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14,971 t | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 13,540 t | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 13,570 t | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 12,971 t | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 13,982 t | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 14,192 t | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 14,307 t | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 16,418 t | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 12,926 t | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 9,685 t | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 12,534 t | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 12,740 t | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13,147 t | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 14,700 t | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 14,168 t | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 14,719 t | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 14,818 t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15,658 t | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 16,161 t | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 16,469 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15,941 t | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 14,677 t | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 15,645 t | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 16,514 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 15,941 t | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 14,038 t | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 12,411 t | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 10,322 t | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 9,600 t | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 10,050 t | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 10,390 t | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,291 t | 12,971 t | 14,971 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,534 t | 9,685 t | 16,418 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,586 t | 14,038 t | 16,514 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,555 t | 9,600 t | 12,411 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Caribbean?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Caribbean was 10,390 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 16,514 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,600 t in 2022.
- How does Caribbean rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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).