Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Barbados
Barbados: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 8.55 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Barbados, 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 Barbados is 8.55 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Barbados peaked at 32.35 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.46 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Barbados 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.35 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 32.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.24 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 29.09 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 27.94 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 9.91 kg/ha | -64.5% |
| 1998 | 9.66 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 10.01 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 9.75 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 9.49 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.84 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 9.56 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 9.95 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 9.65 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.35 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.05 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.76 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.46 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.79 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.17 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.63 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.69 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.76 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.38 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 11.16 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 10.63 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.11 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.59 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.07 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.55 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 8.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.62 kg/ha | 9.66 kg/ha | 32.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.39 kg/ha | 8.46 kg/ha | 9.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 kg/ha | 8.79 kg/ha | 11.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 kg/ha | 8.55 kg/ha | 9.07 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 34 Samoa 9.5 kg/ha compare
- 35 French Polynesia 9.01 kg/ha compare
- 36 New Zealand 8.87 kg/ha compare
- 38 Jamaica 8.47 kg/ha compare
- 39 Montserrat 7.97 kg/ha compare
- 40 Cyprus 7.73 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0145 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -15.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import 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 Barbados?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Barbados was 8.55 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 32.35 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Barbados ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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).