Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 244 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in French Polynesia stood at 244 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in French Polynesia peaked at 673 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 210 t, in 1990.
French Polynesia ranks 143rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 210 t | — |
| 1991 | 219 t | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 239 t | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 256 t | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 269 t | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 273 t | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 287 t | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 301 t | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 313 t | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 312 t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 324 t | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 332 t | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 355 t | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 344 t | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 336 t | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 324 t | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 332 t | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 331 t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 326 t | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 310 t | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 306 t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 311 t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 322 t | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 348 t | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 384 t | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 401 t | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 393 t | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 373 t | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 367 t | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 471 t | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 673 t | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 668 t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 519 t | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 279 t | -46.2% |
| 2024 | 244 t | -12.5% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 244 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 17% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 244 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 27% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -46.2% | 519 t | 279 t |
| 2020 | +42.9% | 471 t | 673 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 267.9 t | 210 t | 313 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.4 t | 310 t | 355 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 367.6 t | 306 t | 471 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 476.6 t | 244 t | 673 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 140 Saint Lucia 264 t compare
- 141 Bhutan 250 t compare
- 142 Antigua and Barbuda 245 t compare
- 144 Djibouti 241 t compare
- 145 Netherlands Antilles (former) 238 t compare
- 146 Bahamas 178 t compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % 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 French Polynesia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in French Polynesia was 244 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 673 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 t in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- French Polynesia ranks 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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).