Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 264 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in St. Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
St. Lucia recorded 264 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in St. Lucia peaked at 671 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 173 t, in 2007.
That places St. Lucia 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 445.3 t | 289 t | 671 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 240.4 t | 173 t | 325 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.4 t | 204 t | 264 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.2 t | 242 t | 264 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near St. Lucia
- 137 Maldives 317 t compare
- 138 China, Macao SAR 316 t compare
- 139 Albania 296 t compare
- 141 Bhutan 250 t compare
- 142 Antigua and Barbuda 245 t compare
- 143 French Polynesia 244 t compare
More environment data for St. Lucia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 38 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 282 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 143 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3,000 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in St. Lucia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in St. Lucia was 264 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 671 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173 t in 2007.
- How does St. Lucia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- St. Lucia ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this St. Lucia 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).