Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.09 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu stood at 0.09 g/Int$. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu peaked at 1.73 g/Int$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.09 g/Int$, in 2022.
Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.73 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.6 g/Int$ | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.2 g/Int$ | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.91 g/Int$ | -24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.96 g/Int$ | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.99 g/Int$ | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.86 g/Int$ | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.68 g/Int$ | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 0.63 g/Int$ | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.72 g/Int$ | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.74 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.73 g/Int$ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.81 g/Int$ | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.78 g/Int$ | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.77 g/Int$ | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.77 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.83 g/Int$ | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.88 g/Int$ | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 g/Int$ | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.79 g/Int$ | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.41 g/Int$ | -48.1% |
| 2011 | 0.21 g/Int$ | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 0.14 g/Int$ | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.13 g/Int$ | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 g/Int$ | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 g/Int$ | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 g/Int$ | 0.63 g/Int$ | 1.73 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.802 g/Int$ | 0.73 g/Int$ | 0.92 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.172 g/Int$ | 0.12 g/Int$ | 0.41 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.114 g/Int$ | 0.09 g/Int$ | 0.15 g/Int$ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Vanuatu was 0.09 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 g/Int$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 g/Int$ in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).