Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Kiribati
Kiribati: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 0.98 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Kiribati peaked at 0.98 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.07 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 124th 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.26 kg/ha | +225.0% |
| 1995 | 0.28 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.29 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.12 kg/ha | -58.6% |
| 1998 | 0.11 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.12 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.13 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.14 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.15 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.21 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.29 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.31 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.46 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.63 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.56 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.61 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.74 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.91 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.96 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.98 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.98 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.146 kg/ha | 0.07 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.197 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.52 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 0.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.962 kg/ha | 0.91 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 127.54 million SLC (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.88 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 94.12 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 59.21 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.56 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 27.34 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Kiribati?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Kiribati was 0.98 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Kiribati ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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).