Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Suriname
Suriname: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 799 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Suriname, 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 Suriname is 799 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Suriname peaked at 2,149 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 139 t, in 1997.
That places Suriname 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175.4 t | 139 t | 217 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 389.6 t | 176 t | 616 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 662.1 t | 378 t | 978 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,151 t | 799 t | 2,149 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 700 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 700 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 212 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,859 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Suriname?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Suriname was 799 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2,149 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 t in 1997.
- How does Suriname rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Suriname ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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).