Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.58 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.58 kg/cap.
That represents a change of up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.65 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.24 kg/cap, in 1997.
That places Jamaica 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.471 kg/cap | 0.24 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.504 kg/cap | 0.46 kg/cap | 0.57 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.459 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.55 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.594 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 740.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0022 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jamaica?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jamaica was 0.58 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 kg/cap in 1997.
- How does Jamaica rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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).