Insecticide use in Grenada
Grenada: Insecticide use was 17 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Grenada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Grenada is 17 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Grenada peaked at 35 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Grenada 159th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Grenada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 32 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 30 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 28 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 31 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 32 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 30 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 24 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 19 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 17 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 15 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 14 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 17 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 19 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 20 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 35 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 2008 | 35 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 16 tonnes | -51.5% |
| 2011 | 12 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 11 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 12 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 14 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 17 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 16 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 17 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 16 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 16 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 16 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 16 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 tonnes | +6.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 17 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 17 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +75.0% | 20 tonnes | 35 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8 tonnes | 19 tonnes | 33 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3 tonnes | 14 tonnes | 35 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 17 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 tonnes | 15 tonnes | 17 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More reference data data for Grenada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Grenada?
- Insecticide use in Grenada was 17 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 35 tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Grenada rank for insecticide use?
- Grenada ranks 159th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.