Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 101 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 101 t.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 468 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87 t, in 2011.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92 t | — |
| 1991 | 92 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 92 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94 t | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 100 t | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 107 t | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 104 t | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 101 t | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 98 t | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 98 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 t | +104.1% |
| 2001 | 289 t | +44.5% |
| 2002 | 468 t | +61.9% |
| 2003 | 364 t | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 266 t | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 101 t | -62.0% |
| 2006 | 96 t | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 104 t | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 90 t | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 99 t | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 90 t | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 87 t | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 96 t | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 99 t | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 110 t | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 115 t | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 121 t | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 117 t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 101 t | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 101 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8 t | 92 t | 107 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 207.7 t | 90 t | 468 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.7 t | 87 t | 121 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 101 t | 101 t | 101 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 152 Seychelles 127 t compare
- 153 Guinea 111 t compare
- 154 Malta 110 t compare
- 155 Montenegro 101 t compare
- 157 North Macedonia 98 t compare
- 158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 92 t compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 11 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 101 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 468 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 t in 2011.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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).