Insecticide use in Aruba

Aruba: Insecticide use was 60 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60 tonnes
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
136th
of 211 countries
All-time high
82 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
34 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Aruba, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 34 tonnes1991: 36 tonnes1992: 39 tonnes1993: 44 tonnes1994: 49 tonnes1995: 54 tonnes1996: 58 tonnes1997: 60 tonnes1998: 61 tonnes1999: 62 tonnes2000: 63 tonnes2001: 65 tonnes2002: 67 tonnes2003: 70 tonnes2004: 73 tonnes2005: 75 tonnes2006: 77 tonnes2007: 78 tonnes2008: 80 tonnes2009: 81 tonnes2010: 82 tonnes2011: 76 tonnes2012: 69 tonnes2013: 62 tonnes2014: 59 tonnes2015: 67 tonnes2016: 66 tonnes2017: 65 tonnes2018: 53 tonnes2019: 55 tonnes2020: 62 tonnes2021: 66 tonnes2022: 64 tonnes2023: 60 tonnes

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

Analysis

Aruba recorded 60 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Aruba peaked at 82 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34 tonnes, in 1990.

Aruba ranks 136th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.7 tonnes 34 tonnes 62 tonnes 10
2000s 72.9 tonnes 63 tonnes 81 tonnes 10
2010s 65.4 tonnes 53 tonnes 82 tonnes 10
2020s 63 tonnes 60 tonnes 66 tonnes 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Aruba?
Insecticide use in Aruba was 60 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 Aruba?
The highest recorded value was 82 tonnes in 2010.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Aruba?
The lowest recorded value was 34 tonnes in 1990.
How does Aruba rank for insecticide use?
Aruba ranks 136th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Aruba?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Aruba 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.