Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Melanesia
Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,875 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
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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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).