Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.36 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia stood at 2.36 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 92.8% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in New Caledonia peaked at 32.61 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.36 kg/ha, in 2024.
That places New Caledonia 85th out of 187 countries 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 21.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.14 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 24.92 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 24.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26.05 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 22.98 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 20.92 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 20.05 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 21.72 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 23.14 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 24.68 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 23.98 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.41 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 21.73 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.17 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 22.34 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.2 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 22.61 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 21.63 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.32 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 24.02 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.62 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.42 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 18.45 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.61 kg/ha | +76.7% |
| 2022 | 32.61 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.61 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.36 kg/ha | -92.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.27 kg/ha | 20.92 kg/ha | 26.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.44 kg/ha | 20.05 kg/ha | 24.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.94 kg/ha | 18.42 kg/ha | 24.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.73 kg/ha | 2.36 kg/ha | 32.61 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -75.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0214 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -29.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — 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 New Caledonia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in New Caledonia was 2.36 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.61 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 kg/ha in 2024.
- How does New Caledonia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- New Caledonia ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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).