Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Jamaica
Jamaica: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 39 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in Jamaica stood at 39 t.
That represents a change of up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Jamaica peaked at 44 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10 t, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 20th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 t | — |
| 1991 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 t | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 26 t | +73.3% |
| 1999 | 32 t | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 33 t | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 36 t | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 33 t | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 34 t | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 32 t | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 33 t | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 30 t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 31 t | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 31 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 t | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25 t | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 27 t | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 31 t | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 29 t | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 27 t | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 25 t | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 34 t | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 37 t | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 37 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 t | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 44 t | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 39 t | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 39 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 t | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 39 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 t, 39.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +73.3% | 15 t | 26 t |
| 1997 | +50.0% | 10 t | 15 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3 t | 10 t | 32 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3 t | 30 t | 36 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8 t | 25 t | 37 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 t | 39 t | 44 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 17 Georgia 68 t compare
- 18 Philippines 47 t compare
- 19 Tunisia 45 t compare
- 20 Lebanon 39 t compare
- 22 China 34 t compare
- 22 China, Macao SAR 34 t compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t
More environment data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Jamaica?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Jamaica was 39 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 44 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 t in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. 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).