Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea stood at 0.98 kg/ha.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.21 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.24 kg/ha, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.99 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.95 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.89 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.87 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.82 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.73 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.58 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.41 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 0.31 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.26 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.24 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.28 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.34 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.38 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.39 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.38 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.39 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.41 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.54 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 0.68 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.82 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.83 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.79 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.81 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.85 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.91 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.19 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 1.21 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.98 kg/ha | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.756 kg/ha | 0.31 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.342 kg/ha | 0.24 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.737 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 0.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.91 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0321 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Papua New Guinea?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).