Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Polynesia
Polynesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 701 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Polynesia, 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 Polynesia is 701 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Polynesia peaked at 1,030 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 305 t, in 1990.
Polynesia ranks 128th of 216 countries 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 | 347.3 t | 305 t | 373 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 417.1 t | 376 t | 432 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 515.9 t | 417 t | 649 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 857.2 t | 581 t | 1,030 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More environment data for Polynesia
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.63 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 803.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 130.97 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 130.97 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 16.48 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 58.48 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Polynesia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Polynesia was 701 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,030 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 305 t in 1990.
- How does Polynesia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Polynesia ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Polynesia 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).