Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Suriname
Suriname: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 5.33 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Suriname is 5.33 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Suriname peaked at 5.92 g/Int$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.88 g/Int$, in 1997.
That places Suriname 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Suriname, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.31 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 g/Int$ | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 g/Int$ | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1 g/Int$ | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.1 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.05 g/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9 g/Int$ | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.88 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.11 g/Int$ | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 1.17 g/Int$ | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.34 g/Int$ | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.9 g/Int$ | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 3.14 g/Int$ | +65.3% |
| 2003 | 3.37 g/Int$ | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 2.67 g/Int$ | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 2.89 g/Int$ | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.49 g/Int$ | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 2.51 g/Int$ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.16 g/Int$ | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 3.35 g/Int$ | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.53 g/Int$ | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 5.04 g/Int$ | +99.2% |
| 2012 | 3.39 g/Int$ | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 2.66 g/Int$ | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 2.99 g/Int$ | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 4.86 g/Int$ | +62.5% |
| 2016 | 3 g/Int$ | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 3.07 g/Int$ | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.93 g/Int$ | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 1.94 g/Int$ | -50.6% |
| 2020 | 5.15 g/Int$ | +165.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5 g/Int$ | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7 g/Int$ | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.92 g/Int$ | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 5.33 g/Int$ | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 g/Int$ | 0.88 g/Int$ | 1.31 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 g/Int$ | 1.34 g/Int$ | 3.37 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 g/Int$ | 1.94 g/Int$ | 5.04 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 g/Int$ | 5.15 g/Int$ | 5.92 g/Int$ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Suriname?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Suriname was 5.33 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 g/Int$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 g/Int$ in 1997.
- How does Suriname rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Suriname ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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).