Insecticide use in Bermuda

Bermuda: Insecticide use was 19 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19 tonnes
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
157th
of 211 countries
All-time high
56 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
6 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Bermuda, 1990–2023

1020304050601990200620231990: 6 tonnes1991: 6 tonnes1992: 6 tonnes1993: 12 tonnes1994: 23 tonnes1995: 32 tonnes1996: 32 tonnes1997: 26 tonnes1998: 23 tonnes1999: 23 tonnes2000: 24 tonnes2001: 24 tonnes2002: 25 tonnes2003: 25 tonnes2004: 26 tonnes2005: 19 tonnes2006: 13 tonnes2007: 13 tonnes2008: 23 tonnes2009: 27 tonnes2010: 24 tonnes2011: 24 tonnes2012: 33 tonnes2013: 43 tonnes2014: 50 tonnes2015: 56 tonnes2016: 48 tonnes2017: 40 tonnes2018: 28 tonnes2019: 29 tonnes2020: 28 tonnes2021: 25 tonnes2022: 22 tonnes2023: 19 tonnes

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 154 Hong Kong 22 tonnes compare
  2. 154 Seychelles 22 tonnes compare
  3. 156 Equatorial Guinea 21 tonnes compare
  4. 157 Samoa 19 tonnes compare
  5. 159 Grenada 17 tonnes compare
  6. 160 Norway 16 tonnes compare

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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

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.