Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 7.7 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 7.7 g/Int$. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7.7 g/Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.44 g/Int$, in 2009.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.82 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 2.1 g/Int$ | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 2.15 g/Int$ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.69 g/Int$ | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 1.57 g/Int$ | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.49 g/Int$ | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.39 g/Int$ | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.38 g/Int$ | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.49 g/Int$ | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.28 g/Int$ | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 g/Int$ | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.98 g/Int$ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.75 g/Int$ | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.78 g/Int$ | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.74 g/Int$ | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.68 g/Int$ | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6 g/Int$ | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.51 g/Int$ | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.54 g/Int$ | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.44 g/Int$ | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.65 g/Int$ | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 0.91 g/Int$ | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 2.71 g/Int$ | +197.8% |
| 2013 | 4.55 g/Int$ | +67.9% |
| 2014 | 6.17 g/Int$ | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 7.54 g/Int$ | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 6.49 g/Int$ | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 6.24 g/Int$ | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.12 g/Int$ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.12 g/Int$ | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 7.42 g/Int$ | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.22 g/Int$ | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.12 g/Int$ | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3 g/Int$ | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.7 g/Int$ | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 g/Int$ | 1.28 g/Int$ | 2.15 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.708 g/Int$ | 0.44 g/Int$ | 1.06 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 g/Int$ | 0.65 g/Int$ | 7.54 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.35 g/Int$ | 7.12 g/Int$ | 7.7 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 6 Grenada 8.28 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.63 g/Int$ compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.52 g/Int$ compare
- 7 Samoa 8.01 g/Int$ compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.79 g/Int$ compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.45 g/Int$ compare
- 10 Panama 7.64 g/Int$ compare
- 10 Melanesia 0.4 g/Int$ compare
- 11 Naoero 7.63 g/Int$ compare
- 12 French Polynesia 7.53 g/Int$ compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.24 g/Int$ compare
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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0011 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.7 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 g/Int$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 g/Int$ in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 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).