Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Caribbean
Caribbean: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.25 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Caribbean stood at 0.25 kg/cap.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Caribbean peaked at 0.48 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.23 kg/cap, in 2022.
That places Caribbean 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.48 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.47 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.47 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.46 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.46 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.41 kg/cap | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.38 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.41 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.46 kg/cap | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.35 kg/cap | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.25 kg/cap | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.33 kg/cap | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.34 kg/cap | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.35 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.39 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.37 kg/cap | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.38 kg/cap | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.38 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.41 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.41 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.37 kg/cap | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.39 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.41 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.34 kg/cap | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 kg/cap | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.25 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.23 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.25 kg/cap | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.434 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.362 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 0.46 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.392 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.254 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 0.3 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 2.2 kg/cap compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
- 15 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 16 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
- 17 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.98 kg/cap compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/cap compare
- 18 Nicaragua 1.92 kg/cap compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.9 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Caribbean?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Caribbean was 0.25 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 kg/cap in 2022.
- How does Caribbean rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Caribbean ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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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).