Insecticide use in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Insecticide use was 92 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in French Polynesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 92 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in French Polynesia peaked at 129 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56 tonnes, in 2018.
French Polynesia ranks 127th 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 64 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 70 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 75 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 79 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 80 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 84 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 88 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 92 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 91 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 95 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 98 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 105 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 102 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 102 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 104 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 105 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 103 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 96 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 97 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 101 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 104 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 113 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 122 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 126 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 104 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 84 tonnes | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 56 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 60 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 66 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 119 tonnes | +80.3% |
| 2022 | 129 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 92 tonnes | -28.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 92 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 92 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22 tonnes, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +80.3% | 66 tonnes | 119 tonnes |
| 2018 | -33.3% | 84 tonnes | 56 tonnes |
| 2023 | -28.7% | 129 tonnes | 92 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4 tonnes | 61 tonnes | 92 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.8 tonnes | 95 tonnes | 105 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7 tonnes | 56 tonnes | 126 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.5 tonnes | 66 tonnes | 129 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 69.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0603 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 22.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0735 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in French Polynesia?
- Insecticide use in French Polynesia was 92 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 129 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 tonnes in 2018.
- How does French Polynesia rank for insecticide use?
- French Polynesia ranks 127th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.