Barbados vs New Caledonia: Insecticide use
Barbados
5 tonnes
in 2023
New Caledonia
6 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
181st
New Caledonia rank
180th
Insecticide use over time
- Barbados
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 1 tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 180th of 211 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124 tonnes | 16.4 tonnes | 107.6 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 36.3 tonnes | 12.9 tonnes | 23.4 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 17.5 tonnes | 12.5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Barbados or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Barbados and New Caledonia?
- 1 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Barbados ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 180th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.