Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Palau
Palau: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 25 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Palau is 25 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Palau peaked at 30 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2009.
Palau ranks 176th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Palau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7 t | — |
| 1992 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 9 t | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 13 t | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 21 t | +61.5% |
| 2016 | 28 t | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 30 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 29 t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 25 t | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 t | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 25 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 2% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 25 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 3% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 t | 7 t | 7 t | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4 t | 4 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1 t | 5 t | 30 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 t | 25 t | 25 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 173 Kiribati 33 t compare
- 174 Eritrea 28 t compare
- 175 Niger 26 t compare
- 177 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
- 178 Tonga 20 t compare
- 179 New Caledonia 18 t compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 18 t compare
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Palau?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Palau was 25 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 30 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Palau ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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).