Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.92 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.92 kg/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 3.87 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.92 kg/cap, in 2024.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.07 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 2 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.95 kg/cap | +47.5% |
| 1993 | 3.29 kg/cap | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 3.59 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 3.18 kg/cap | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 3.67 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 3.58 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.44 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.8 kg/cap | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 2.44 kg/cap | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 1.96 kg/cap | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.61 kg/cap | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 1.98 kg/cap | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 1.98 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.97 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 2.65 kg/cap | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.47 kg/cap | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.44 kg/cap | -41.7% |
| 2009 | 1.41 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.59 kg/cap | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 3.85 kg/cap | +142.1% |
| 2012 | 3.87 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7 kg/cap | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.45 kg/cap | -60.8% |
| 2015 | 1.42 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.37 kg/cap | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kg/cap | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.28 kg/cap | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.18 kg/cap | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 0.92 kg/cap | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.06 kg/cap | 2 kg/cap | 3.67 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 kg/cap | 1.41 kg/cap | 2.97 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 kg/cap | 1.16 kg/cap | 3.87 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg/cap | 0.92 kg/cap | 1.28 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 37 Latvia 0.97 kg/cap compare
- 37 Lesotho 0.97 kg/cap compare
- 37 Seychelles 0.97 kg/cap compare
- 41 Honduras 0.9 kg/cap compare
- 42 French Polynesia 0.87 kg/cap compare
- 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.86 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0112 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0011 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -45.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.92 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 kg/cap in 2024.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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).