Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 18 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in New Caledonia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Caledonia is 18 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 92.9% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Caledonia peaked at 324 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18 t, in 2024.
That places New Caledonia 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 310.8 t | 251 t | 324 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 242.8 t | 221 t | 266 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 249.4 t | 239 t | 253 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 206 t | 18 t | 253 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 174 Palau, Republic of 25 t compare
- 175 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
- 176 Tonga 20 t compare
- 177 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 18 t compare
- 179 British Virgin Islands 17 t compare
- 180 Vanuatu 16 t compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.8 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.8 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 13.82 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,858 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1,858 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 182.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Caledonia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Caledonia was 18 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 324 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 t in 2024.
- How does New Caledonia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- New Caledonia ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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).