Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.78 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.78 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.83 kg/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.06 kg/cap, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 48th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.27 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.31 kg/cap | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.25 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.23 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.21 kg/cap | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.19 kg/cap | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.18 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.17 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.15 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.14 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.12 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.11 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.09 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.07 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.09 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.12 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.37 kg/cap | +208.3% |
| 2013 | 0.61 kg/cap | +64.9% |
| 2014 | 0.83 kg/cap | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 0.82 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.82 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.81 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.79 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.79 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.79 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.78 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.78 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.233 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.108 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.606 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.83 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.784 kg/cap | 0.78 kg/cap | 0.79 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.057 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.78 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 kg/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).