Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Barbados
Barbados: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.39 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Barbados is 1.39 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Barbados peaked at 10.61 g/Int$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.19 g/Int$, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 59th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Barbados, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.41 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 7.55 g/Int$ | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.39 g/Int$ | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 9.03 g/Int$ | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 8.69 g/Int$ | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 10.61 g/Int$ | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 6.34 g/Int$ | -40.2% |
| 1997 | 2.35 g/Int$ | -62.9% |
| 1998 | 2.47 g/Int$ | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 2.33 g/Int$ | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 2.32 g/Int$ | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.43 g/Int$ | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.44 g/Int$ | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.28 g/Int$ | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 2.22 g/Int$ | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.96 g/Int$ | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 2.07 g/Int$ | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.91 g/Int$ | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.99 g/Int$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.83 g/Int$ | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.91 g/Int$ | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.81 g/Int$ | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.77 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.86 g/Int$ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.76 g/Int$ | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.63 g/Int$ | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.63 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 g/Int$ | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.34 g/Int$ | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.31 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.47 g/Int$ | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.37 g/Int$ | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.19 g/Int$ | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 1.21 g/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.39 g/Int$ | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.52 g/Int$ | 2.33 g/Int$ | 10.61 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 g/Int$ | 1.83 g/Int$ | 2.44 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 g/Int$ | 1.31 g/Int$ | 1.91 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 g/Int$ | 1.19 g/Int$ | 1.47 g/Int$ | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Barbados?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Barbados was 1.39 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 g/Int$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 g/Int$ in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Barbados ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. 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).