Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Melanesia

Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,875 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,875 t
Change on year
down 21.3%
Rank
28th
of 42 regions
All-time high
2,389 t
in 2022
All-time low
835 t
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 1.5k t1991: 2.0k t1992: 1.4k t1993: 1.3k t1994: 1.3k t1995: 1.3k t1996: 1.3k t1997: 1.2k t1998: 997 t1999: 898 t2000: 835 t2001: 846 t2002: 924 t2003: 1.0k t2004: 1.1k t2005: 1.1k t2006: 1.1k t2007: 1.2k t2008: 1.2k t2009: 1.3k t2010: 1.4k t2011: 1.5k t2012: 1.7k t2013: 1.8k t2014: 2.0k t2015: 1.9k t2016: 1.9k t2017: 1.9k t2018: 1.9k t2019: 1.9k t2020: 2.0k t2021: 2.4k t2022: 2.4k t2023: 2.4k t2024: 1.9k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Melanesia stood at 1,875 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Melanesia peaked at 2,389 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 835 t, in 2000.

Melanesia ranks 28th of 42 regions 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,315 t 898 t 1,981 t 10
2000s 1,069 t 835 t 1,334 t 10
2010s 1,804 t 1,386 t 2,008 t 10
2020s 2,206 t 1,875 t 2,389 t 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 25 Cambodia 23,205 t compare
  2. 26 Ecuador 22,310 t compare
  3. 27 Malaysia 21,461 t compare
  4. 28 Ukraine 19,615 t compare
  5. 29 Republic of Korea 19,612 t compare
  6. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,983 t compare
  7. 31 Uruguay 16,446 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Melanesia?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Melanesia was 1,875 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 2,389 t in 2022.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 835 t in 2000.
How does Melanesia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Melanesia ranks 28th out of 42 regions with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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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
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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).