Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Caribbean

Caribbean: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 10,390 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10,390 t
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
46th
of 216 countries
All-time high
16,514 t
in 2017
All-time low
9,600 t
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Caribbean, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 14.9k t1991: 14.9k t1992: 15.0k t1993: 14.9k t1994: 15.0k t1995: 13.5k t1996: 13.6k t1997: 13.0k t1998: 14.0k t1999: 14.2k t2000: 14.3k t2001: 16.4k t2002: 12.9k t2003: 9.7k t2004: 12.5k t2005: 12.7k t2006: 13.1k t2007: 14.7k t2008: 14.2k t2009: 14.7k t2010: 14.8k t2011: 15.7k t2012: 16.2k t2013: 16.5k t2014: 15.9k t2015: 14.7k t2016: 15.6k t2017: 16.5k t2018: 15.9k t2019: 14.0k t2020: 12.4k t2021: 10.3k t2022: 9.6k t2023: 10.1k t2024: 10.4k t

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 46th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Uganda 11,293 t compare
  2. 44 Costa Rica 10,722 t compare
  3. 45 China, Taiwan Province of 10,549 t compare
  4. 47 Honduras 9,757 t compare
  5. 48 Cameroon 9,670 t compare
  6. 49 Romania 8,910 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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 46th out of 216 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).