Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Suriname
Suriname: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 14.01 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 14.01 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Suriname peaked at 16.36 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.07 kg/ha, in 1997.
Suriname ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.19 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.04 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.9 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.76 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.63 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.49 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.09 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 2.07 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.26 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.44 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.63 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2 kg/ha | +59.7% |
| 2002 | 7.12 kg/ha | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 7.07 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.07 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 7.31 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 6.74 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 7.65 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 9.64 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 9.77 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.83 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 14.86 kg/ha | +89.8% |
| 2012 | 11.12 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 8.14 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 8.77 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 13.78 kg/ha | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 8.69 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 2017 | 9.58 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 5.64 kg/ha | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 13.95 kg/ha | +147.3% |
| 2021 | 16 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 16.17 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 16.36 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 14.01 kg/ha | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 kg/ha | 2.07 kg/ha | 3.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha | 9.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 kg/ha | 5.64 kg/ha | 14.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 kg/ha | 13.95 kg/ha | 16.36 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
- 23 Malta 13.75 kg/ha compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 0.07 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 13.58 kg/ha compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -52.23 % 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 0.0037 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -39.91 % 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 Suriname?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Suriname was 14.01 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Suriname rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Suriname ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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).