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 153rd of 216 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.
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
- 150 Saint Lucia 264 t compare
- 151 Bhutan 250 t compare
- 152 Antigua and Barbuda 245 t compare
- 154 Djibouti 241 t compare
- 155 Netherlands Antilles (former) 238 t compare
- 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 187 t compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 24.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 85.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.46 % (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 153rd out of 216 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).