Which has higher insecticide use, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?

Barbados, at 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Insecticide use

Barbados

5 tonnes

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

5 tonnes

in 2023

Barbados rank

181st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

181st

Insecticide use over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	124 tonnes	3 tonnes	121 tonnes	Barbados
2000s	36.3 tonnes	2.8 tonnes	33.5 tonnes	Barbados
2010s	17.5 tonnes	5.6 tonnes	11.9 tonnes	Barbados
2020s	5.5 tonnes	6.25 tonnes	0.75 tonnes	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for insecticide use?: Barbados ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe 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

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.