Barbados vs Palau: Insecticide use
Barbados
5 tonnes
in 2023
Palau
5 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
181st
Palau rank
181st
Insecticide use over time
- Barbados
- Palau
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 0 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 181st and Palau ranks 181st of 211 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.89 tonnes | 1.22 tonnes | 115.67 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 36.3 tonnes | 1.6 tonnes | 34.7 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 17.5 tonnes | 3.5 tonnes | 14 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 Palau?
- Barbados, at 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Barbados and Palau?
- 0 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Palau rank globally for insecticide use?
- Barbados ranks 181st and Palau ranks 181st 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.