Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Oceania
Oceania: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.02 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Oceania, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 2.02 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2017.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Oceania peaked at 2.18 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.23 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Oceania 12th out of 25 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Oceania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.23 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.52 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 1.53 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.32 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 1.65 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 1.71 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.77 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.51 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 1.49 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.41 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.25 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.49 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.59 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.53 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.91 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.52 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 1.75 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.64 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.56 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.67 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.75 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.18 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 2.02 kg/ha | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 849,270 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 34,003 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 199.29 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Oceania?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Oceania was 2.02 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Oceania rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Oceania ranks 12th out of 25 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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About this data
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).