Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 9.01 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in French Polynesia, 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 French Polynesia stood at 9.01 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in French Polynesia peaked at 24.85 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.01 kg/ha, in 2024.
That places French Polynesia 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.16 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 9.2 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.04 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 10.75 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 11.06 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 11.22 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 11.23 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.76 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 12.24 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 12.19 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.66 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 12.99 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.87 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 13.47 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.15 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.68 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 12.97 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 12.95 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.44 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.84 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.69 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.87 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.3 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 13.28 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 14.65 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 15.29 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 15 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.78 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 13.55 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.41 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 24.85 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 24.67 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.17 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 2024 | 9.01 kg/ha | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.88 kg/ha | 9.16 kg/ha | 12.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9 kg/ha | 11.84 kg/ha | 13.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.88 kg/ha | 11.69 kg/ha | 17.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 kg/ha | 9.01 kg/ha | 24.85 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 7.69 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 352.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 94.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 27.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,131 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in French Polynesia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in French Polynesia was 9.01 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.85 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.01 kg/ha in 2024.
- How does French Polynesia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- French Polynesia ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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).