Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.25 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.25 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.82 kg/cap in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1 kg/cap, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 109th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.68 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.67 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.65 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.44 kg/cap | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.43 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.47 kg/cap | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.53 kg/cap | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.56 kg/cap | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.59 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.82 kg/cap | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 0.45 kg/cap | -45.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1 kg/cap | -77.8% |
| 2004 | 0.41 kg/cap | +310.0% |
| 2005 | 0.38 kg/cap | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.44 kg/cap | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6 kg/cap | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 0.57 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.62 kg/cap | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.64 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.64 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.64 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.64 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.64 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.48 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.56 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.64 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.66 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.51 kg/cap | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.37 kg/cap | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.23 kg/cap | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 0.18 kg/cap | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.23 kg/cap | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 0.25 kg/cap | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.577 kg/cap | 0.43 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.498 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.82 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.605 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.66 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.252 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 7.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 13.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 kg/cap in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 kg/cap in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).