Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.88 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica is 1.88 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica peaked at 2.32 g/Int$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.79 g/Int$, in 1997.
Jamaica ranks 43rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.78 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.78 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.67 g/Int$ | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.64 g/Int$ | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.57 g/Int$ | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.59 g/Int$ | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.58 g/Int$ | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.79 g/Int$ | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 g/Int$ | +79.7% |
| 1999 | 1.66 g/Int$ | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 1.83 g/Int$ | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9 g/Int$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 g/Int$ | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.78 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.73 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.82 g/Int$ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.56 g/Int$ | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.61 g/Int$ | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.71 g/Int$ | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.61 g/Int$ | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.42 g/Int$ | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.46 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.66 g/Int$ | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 1.59 g/Int$ | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.47 g/Int$ | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.36 g/Int$ | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7 g/Int$ | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 1.91 g/Int$ | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.82 g/Int$ | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.81 g/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.32 g/Int$ | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 1.97 g/Int$ | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 1.81 g/Int$ | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.86 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.88 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 g/Int$ | 0.79 g/Int$ | 1.78 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 g/Int$ | 1.56 g/Int$ | 1.9 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 g/Int$ | 1.36 g/Int$ | 1.91 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 g/Int$ | 1.81 g/Int$ | 2.32 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0222 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Jamaica was 1.88 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 g/Int$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 g/Int$ in 1997.
- How does Jamaica rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 value of agricultural production. 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).