Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 5.64 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in British Virgin Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 5.64 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in British Virgin Islands peaked at 32.72 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.54 kg/ha, in 2019.
That places British Virgin Islands 53rd out of 187 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.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.56 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.16 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 4.57 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 3.94 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 4.51 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 4.02 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 4.4 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 4.18 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 30.97 kg/ha | +640.9% |
| 1999 | 31.76 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 32.72 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.41 kg/ha | -77.4% |
| 2002 | 7.11 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.83 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 4.39 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 3.86 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 3.65 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.01 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 4.22 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.71 kg/ha | +59.0% |
| 2010 | 4.78 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 4.53 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.27 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 4.02 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.77 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 5.86 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 5.76 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.68 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2019 | 2.54 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 3.66 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 2021 | 5.64 kg/ha | +54.1% |
| 2022 | 5.64 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.64 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.64 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.71 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 31.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.99 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha | 32.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 kg/ha | 2.54 kg/ha | 5.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 kg/ha | 3.66 kg/ha | 5.64 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for British Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 95 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 3,597 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 688 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in British Virgin Islands?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in British Virgin Islands was 5.64 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 British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.72 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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).