Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in St. Lucia

St. Lucia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 264 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
264 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 194 countries
All-time high
671 t
in 1990
All-time low
173 t
in 2007
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in St. Lucia, 1990–2024

2003004005006007001990200720241990: 671 t1991: 626 t1992: 558 t1993: 492 t1994: 436 t1995: 398 t1996: 355 t1997: 333 t1998: 289 t1999: 295 t2000: 262 t2001: 230 t2002: 249 t2003: 295 t2004: 325 t2005: 281 t2006: 211 t2007: 173 t2008: 174 t2009: 204 t2010: 215 t2011: 218 t2012: 212 t2013: 210 t2014: 236 t2015: 264 t2016: 257 t2017: 227 t2018: 204 t2019: 221 t2020: 242 t2021: 257 t2022: 264 t2023: 264 t2024: 264 t

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 137 Maldives 317 t compare
  2. 138 China, Macao SAR 316 t compare
  3. 139 Albania 296 t compare
  4. 141 Bhutan 250 t compare
  5. 142 Antigua and Barbuda 245 t compare
  6. 143 French Polynesia 244 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
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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).