Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 3.92 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Aruba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 3.92 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Aruba peaked at 4.68 kg/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.3 kg/cap, in 1990.
Aruba ranks 3rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 2.33 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.46 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 2.67 kg/cap | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.87 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 3.05 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 3.22 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.37 kg/cap | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3.51 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.65 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.79 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.95 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.14 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.32 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.68 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.65 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.62 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.6 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.58 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.55 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.53 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.51 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4 kg/cap | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 3.78 kg/cap | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.36 kg/cap | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 4.37 kg/cap | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.41 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.65 kg/cap | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 3.77 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.26 kg/cap | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 4.57 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.45 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.08 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.92 kg/cap | -3.9% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 3.92 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 6.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 3.92 kg/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 kg/cap, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 kg/cap | 2.3 kg/cap | 3.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 kg/cap | 3.79 kg/cap | 4.68 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 kg/cap | 3.65 kg/cap | 4.55 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 kg/cap | 3.92 kg/cap | 4.57 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 1 Anguilla 4.52 kg/cap compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 2.3 kg/cap compare
- 2 Uruguay 4.39 kg/cap compare
- 2 Viet Nam 1.6 kg/cap compare
- 3 Polynesia 1.09 kg/cap compare
- 4 Argentina 3.87 kg/cap compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.02 kg/cap compare
- 5 Montserrat 3.63 kg/cap compare
- 5 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.92 kg/cap compare
- 6 Belize 3.59 kg/cap compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.61 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Aruba?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Aruba was 3.92 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 kg/cap in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Aruba ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).