Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palau
Palau: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 10.8 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palau, 1991–2024
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 Palau is 10.8 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Palau peaked at 13.14 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.87 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Palau 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palau, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1992 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.72 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 2.39 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.87 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 2.03 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 2.09 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.63 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 3.95 kg/ha | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 5.78 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 9.07 kg/ha | +56.9% |
| 2016 | 12.12 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 13.14 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 12.39 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.88 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 13.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 kg/ha | 10.8 kg/ha | 10.8 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 4.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Palau?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Palau was 10.8 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Palau ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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).