Insecticide use in Anguilla

Anguilla: Insecticide use was 9 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 211 countries
All-time high
10 tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
4 tonnes
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Anguilla, 1990–2023

02468101990200620231990: 5 tonnes1991: 5 tonnes1992: 5 tonnes1993: 5 tonnes1994: 5 tonnes1995: 5 tonnes1996: 5 tonnes1997: 5 tonnes1998: 5 tonnes1999: 5 tonnes2000: 4 tonnes2001: 4 tonnes2002: 4 tonnes2003: 4 tonnes2004: 5 tonnes2005: 5 tonnes2006: 6 tonnes2007: 8 tonnes2008: 9 tonnes2009: 10 tonnes2010: 10 tonnes2011: 10 tonnes2012: 10 tonnes2013: 10 tonnes2014: 10 tonnes2015: 10 tonnes2016: 9 tonnes2017: 9 tonnes2018: 9 tonnes2019: 9 tonnes2020: 9 tonnes2021: 9 tonnes2022: 9 tonnes2023: 9 tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, insecticide use in Anguilla stood at 9 tonnes.

That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Anguilla peaked at 10 tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4 tonnes, in 2000.

That places Anguilla 174th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 tonnes 5 tonnes 5 tonnes 10
2000s 5.9 tonnes 4 tonnes 10 tonnes 10
2010s 9.6 tonnes 9 tonnes 10 tonnes 10
2020s 9 tonnes 9 tonnes 9 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Anguilla

  1. 171 Papua New Guinea 11 tonnes compare
  2. 171 Vanuatu 11 tonnes compare
  3. 173 Brunei 10 tonnes compare
  4. 175 Estonia 8 tonnes compare
  5. 175 Solomon Islands 8 tonnes compare
  6. 177 Kiribati 7 tonnes compare
  7. 177 Mongolia 7 tonnes compare
  8. 177 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Anguilla?
Insecticide use in Anguilla was 9 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Anguilla?
The highest recorded value was 10 tonnes in 2009.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Anguilla?
The lowest recorded value was 4 tonnes in 2000.
How does Anguilla rank for insecticide use?
Anguilla ranks 174th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Anguilla?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Anguilla data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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