Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia
Melanesia: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 71 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in Melanesia stood at 71 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Melanesia peaked at 114 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43 t, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 114 t | — |
| 1991 | 99 t | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 83 t | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 71 t | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 68 t | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 66 t | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 63 t | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 59 t | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 53 t | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 48 t | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 44 t | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 43 t | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 48 t | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 52 t | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 55 t | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 52 t | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 53 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 54 t | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 55 t | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 52 t | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 48 t | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 53 t | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 57 t | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 60 t | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 57 t | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 56 t | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 57 t | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 58 t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 62 t | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 66 t | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 86 t | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 88 t | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 87 t | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 71 t | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4 t | 48 t | 114 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8 t | 43 t | 55 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7 t | 48 t | 62 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6 t | 66 t | 88 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Melanesia?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Melanesia was 71 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 114 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 t in 2001.
- How does Melanesia rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Melanesia ranks 2nd out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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).