Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.38 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands stood at 0.38 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.92 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Solomon Islands 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.91 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.88 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.87 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.83 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.74 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.61 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.48 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.35 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2001 | 0.23 kg/ha | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.27 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 2004 | 0.36 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.36 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.39 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.44 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.47 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.64 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.75 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.82 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.65 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.68 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.69 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.57 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.41 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 0.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.39 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.39 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.38 kg/ha | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 kg/ha | 0.48 kg/ha | 0.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.347 kg/ha | 0.2 kg/ha | 0.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.671 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 0.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.394 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 152 Albania 0.44 kg/ha compare
- 153 Kyrgyzstan 0.42 kg/ha compare
- 154 Sao Tome and Principe 0.41 kg/ha compare
- 155 Mozambique 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 157 Togo 0.34 kg/ha compare
- 158 Malawi 0.31 kg/ha compare
- 158 Northern Mariana Islands 0.31 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 54.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0035 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 43.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Solomon Islands?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Solomon Islands was 0.38 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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).