Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 19.89 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 19.89 kg/ha.
The figure is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 27.32 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.24 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 9.24 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.24 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.42 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 12.46 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1995 | 13.36 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 14.91 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 14.42 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 14.05 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 12.25 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 27.32 kg/ha | +123.0% |
| 2001 | 27.07 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 26.76 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.38 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.89 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.24 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 23.9 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 25.56 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 22.03 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 23.63 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 19.61 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 17.14 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 18.83 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 19.39 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 21.52 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 22.62 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 23.65 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 23.03 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.89 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 19.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.86 kg/ha | 9.24 kg/ha | 14.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.38 kg/ha | 22.03 kg/ha | 27.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.56 kg/ha | 17.14 kg/ha | 23.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.89 kg/ha | 19.89 kg/ha | 19.89 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 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
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.35 kg/ha compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.33 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 19.89 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 27.32 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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).