Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,642 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Jamaica stood at 1,642 t.
The figure is up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Jamaica peaked at 1,853 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 621 t, in 1997.
That places Jamaica 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,171 t | 621 t | 1,333 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,348 t | 1,244 t | 1,492 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,283 t | 1,034 t | 1,561 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,684 t | 1,642 t | 1,853 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 740.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0022 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,231 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 325 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Jamaica?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Jamaica was 1,642 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,853 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 621 t in 1997.
- How does Jamaica rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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).