Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Kiribati
Kiribati: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 33 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kiribati stood at 33 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kiribati peaked at 33 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 184th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 t | 3 t | 11 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 t | 4 t | 10 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8 t | 10 t | 25 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6 t | 31 t | 33 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 94.12 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.88 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 41.92 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 34 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,184 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kiribati?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kiribati was 33 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 33 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Kiribati ranks 184th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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).