Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Barbados

Barbados: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.24 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.24 kg/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.53 kg/cap
in 1995
All-time low
0.24 kg/cap
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Barbados, 1990–2024

00.511.522.51990200720241990: 2.1 kg/cap1991: 2.1 kg/cap1992: 2.1 kg/cap1993: 2.1 kg/cap1994: 2 kg/cap1995: 2.5 kg/cap1996: 1.8 kg/cap1997: 0.64 kg/cap1998: 0.63 kg/cap1999: 0.61 kg/cap2000: 0.6 kg/cap2001: 0.58 kg/cap2002: 0.56 kg/cap2003: 0.54 kg/cap2004: 0.52 kg/cap2005: 0.5 kg/cap2006: 0.48 kg/cap2007: 0.47 kg/cap2008: 0.45 kg/cap2009: 0.43 kg/cap2010: 0.42 kg/cap2011: 0.4 kg/cap2012: 0.38 kg/cap2013: 0.37 kg/cap2014: 0.35 kg/cap2015: 0.33 kg/cap2016: 0.32 kg/cap2017: 0.3 kg/cap2018: 0.29 kg/cap2019: 0.27 kg/cap2020: 0.26 kg/cap2021: 0.24 kg/cap2022: 0.24 kg/cap2023: 0.24 kg/cap2024: 0.24 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Barbados stood at 0.24 kg/cap. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Barbados peaked at 2.53 kg/cap in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.24 kg/cap, in 2021.

Barbados ranks 119th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.66 kg/cap 0.61 kg/cap 2.53 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.513 kg/cap 0.43 kg/cap 0.6 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.343 kg/cap 0.27 kg/cap 0.42 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.244 kg/cap 0.24 kg/cap 0.26 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 120 Libya 0.23 kg/cap compare
  2. 120 Switzerland 0.23 kg/cap compare
  3. 120 Tuvalu 0.23 kg/cap compare
  4. 120 Uganda 0.23 kg/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Barbados?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Barbados was 0.24 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 Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 2.53 kg/cap in 1995.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 kg/cap in 2021.
How does Barbados rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Barbados ranks 119th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).