Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Caribbean
Caribbean: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.41 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Caribbean stood at 1.41 kg/ha.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Caribbean peaked at 2.32 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.15 kg/ha, in 2003.
That places Caribbean 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.07 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.97 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.94 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.73 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 1.77 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.61 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.75 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 1.79 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.82 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.08 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 1.57 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 1.59 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.69 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.92 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 1.91 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.97 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.97 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.13 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.19 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.27 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.07 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 2.21 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.32 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.23 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 2 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.74 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.37 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.41 kg/ha | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 739,529 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 384,456 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Caribbean?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Caribbean was 1.41 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Caribbean ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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).