Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bahamas
Bahamas: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 16.19 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bahamas is 16.19 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bahamas peaked at 34.88 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.7 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Bahamas 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.89 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 28.57 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 28.05 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 34.88 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 34.36 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 33.83 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 33.31 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 32.79 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 32.27 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 31.75 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 31.23 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30.7 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 30.18 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.66 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 29.14 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.62 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 28.09 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.57 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.05 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.82 kg/ha | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 13.12 kg/ha | +50.8% |
| 2012 | 14.41 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 10.13 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 10.77 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 16.19 kg/ha | +50.3% |
| 2016 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.67 kg/ha | 26.89 kg/ha | 34.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.31 kg/ha | 10.82 kg/ha | 31.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.81 kg/ha | 8.7 kg/ha | 16.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.19 kg/ha | 16.19 kg/ha | 16.19 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 22 Suriname 14.01 kg/ha compare
- 23 Malta 13.75 kg/ha compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 0.07 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 13.58 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bahamas?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bahamas was 16.19 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 34.88 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Bahamas rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Bahamas ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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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).