Which has higher pesticide use, Antigua and Barbuda or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 253 tonnes against 229 tonnes in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Antigua and Barbuda and New Caledonia?

24 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and New Caledonia?

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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Antigua and Barbuda vs New Caledonia: Pesticide use

Antigua and Barbuda

229 tonnes

in 2023

New Caledonia

253 tonnes

in 2023

Antigua and Barbuda rank

150th

New Caledonia rank

147th

Pesticide use over time

Antigua and Barbuda
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 253 tonnes against 229 tonnes in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 24 tonnes.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 150th and New Caledonia ranks 147th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	286.7 tonnes	310.8 tonnes	24.1 tonnes	New Caledonia
2000s	341.6 tonnes	242.8 tonnes	98.8 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
2010s	363.6 tonnes	249.4 tonnes	114.2 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
2020s	244.25 tonnes	253 tonnes	8.75 tonnes	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Antigua and Barbuda or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 253 tonnes against 229 tonnes in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Antigua and Barbuda and New Caledonia?: 24 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and New Caledonia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and New Caledonia rank globally for pesticide use?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 150th and New Caledonia ranks 147th 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Pesticide 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: 30 October 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.