Insecticide use in Haiti

Haiti: Insecticide use was 469 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
469 tonnes
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
80th
of 211 countries
All-time high
469 tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
37 tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Haiti, 1990–2023

01002003004005001990200620231990: 75 tonnes1991: 64 tonnes1992: 40 tonnes1993: 37 tonnes1994: 51 tonnes1995: 66 tonnes1996: 95 tonnes1997: 106 tonnes1998: 163 tonnes1999: 151 tonnes2000: 157 tonnes2001: 130 tonnes2002: 164 tonnes2003: 191 tonnes2004: 190 tonnes2005: 181 tonnes2006: 198 tonnes2007: 215 tonnes2008: 312 tonnes2009: 305 tonnes2010: 432 tonnes2011: 368 tonnes2012: 361 tonnes2013: 211 tonnes2014: 164 tonnes2015: 161 tonnes2016: 194 tonnes2017: 261 tonnes2018: 272 tonnes2019: 293 tonnes2020: 323 tonnes2021: 360 tonnes2022: 444 tonnes2023: 469 tonnes

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

Analysis

Haiti recorded 469 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Haiti peaked at 469 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37 tonnes, in 1993.

Haiti ranks 80th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.8 tonnes 37 tonnes 163 tonnes 10
2000s 204.3 tonnes 130 tonnes 312 tonnes 10
2010s 271.7 tonnes 161 tonnes 432 tonnes 10
2020s 399 tonnes 323 tonnes 469 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 77 Hungary 509 tonnes compare
  2. 78 Ghana 502 tonnes compare
  3. 79 Suriname 492 tonnes compare
  4. 81 Democratic Republic of Congo 446 tonnes compare
  5. 82 Lesotho 440 tonnes compare
  6. 83 Syria 412 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Haiti?
Insecticide use in Haiti was 469 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 469 tonnes in 2023.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 37 tonnes in 1993.
How does Haiti rank for insecticide use?
Haiti ranks 80th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti 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.