Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.84 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu is 0.84 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu peaked at 1.25 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.48 kg/ha, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.91 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.87 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.73 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.48 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 0.67 kg/ha | +39.6% |
| 2002 | 0.88 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 1.19 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 1.25 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.18 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.17 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.16 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.84 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 0.84 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.895 kg/ha | 0.73 kg/ha | 0.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.48 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 kg/ha | 0.84 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.83 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 0.5077 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.13 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 0.5077 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu was 0.84 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Tuvalu ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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).