Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 22 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 22 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 22 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5 kg/ha, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.73 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.16 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 5.13 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.19 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 3.97 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.06 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.84 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.89 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.98 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.75 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 3.53 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.68 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.42 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.15 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 2.81 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 2.55 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 2.29 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 2.03 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.74 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.35 kg/ha | +56.7% |
| 2011 | 3.23 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 2012 | 9.67 kg/ha | +199.4% |
| 2013 | 16.11 kg/ha | +66.6% |
| 2014 | 22 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.27 kg/ha | 3.75 kg/ha | 5.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.34 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 kg/ha | 22 kg/ha | 22 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 Maldives 23.67 kg/ha compare
- 8 Seychelles 23.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.19 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 1.18 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.1373 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate -0.9012 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.9012 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Trinidad and Tobago was 22 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 22 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).