Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 37.72 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 37.72 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 37.72 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.94 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.22 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.03 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 34.55 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.72 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 37.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.94 kg/ha | 32.94 kg/ha | 32.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.94 kg/ha | 32.94 kg/ha | 32.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.19 kg/ha | 32.94 kg/ha | 37.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.72 kg/ha | 37.72 kg/ha | 37.72 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 1 Viet Nam 13.9 kg/ha compare
- 2 Qatar 35.11 kg/ha compare
- 2 Polynesia 6.1 kg/ha compare
- 3 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.1 kg/ha compare
- 3 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 3.36 kg/ha compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 142.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0226 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 146.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Antigua and Barbuda was 37.72 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 37.72 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.94 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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).