Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Palau
Palau: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.4 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Palau stood at 1.4 kg/cap.
The figure is up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Palau peaked at 1.7 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.23 kg/cap, in 2009.
That places Palau 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.46 kg/cap | — |
| 1992 | 0.45 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.44 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.43 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.42 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.39 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.39 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.37 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.37 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.37 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.36 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.36 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.36 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.36 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.29 kg/cap | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.23 kg/cap | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.25 kg/cap | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.27 kg/cap | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.34 kg/cap | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.52 kg/cap | +52.9% |
| 2014 | 0.75 kg/cap | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 1.17 kg/cap | +56.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 kg/cap | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.4 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 2.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.4 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 4.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +56.0% | 0.75 kg/cap | 1.17 kg/cap |
| 2013 | +52.9% | 0.34 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap |
| 2014 | +44.2% | 0.52 kg/cap | 0.75 kg/cap |
| 2016 | +34.2% | 1.17 kg/cap | 1.57 kg/cap |
| 2012 | +25.9% | 0.27 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4178 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.46 kg/cap | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.339 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.957 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 1.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 kg/cap | 1.4 kg/cap | 1.4 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Palau?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Palau was 1.4 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 kg/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Palau ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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).