Insecticide use in Bermuda
Bermuda: Insecticide use was 19 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Bermuda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 19 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Bermuda peaked at 56 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6 tonnes, in 1990.
Bermuda ranks 157th 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.
Insecticide use in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 23 tonnes | +91.7% |
| 1995 | 32 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1996 | 32 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26 tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 23 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 23 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 24 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 25 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 19 tonnes | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 13 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 13 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 tonnes | +76.9% |
| 2009 | 27 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 24 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 24 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 43 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 50 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 56 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 48 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 40 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 28 tonnes | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 29 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 28 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 25 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 22 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 19 tonnes | -13.6% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 19 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 21% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9 tonnes | 6 tonnes | 32 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9 tonnes | 13 tonnes | 27 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5 tonnes | 24 tonnes | 56 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5 tonnes | 19 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Bermuda?
- Insecticide use in Bermuda was 19 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 56 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for insecticide use?
- Bermuda ranks 157th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.