Insecticide use in Haiti
Haiti: Insecticide use was 469 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Haiti, 1990–2023
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.
Insecticide use in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 64 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 40 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 37 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 51 tonnes | +37.8% |
| 1995 | 66 tonnes | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 95 tonnes | +43.9% |
| 1997 | 106 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 163 tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 151 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 157 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 130 tonnes | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 164 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 191 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 190 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 181 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 198 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 215 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 312 tonnes | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 305 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 432 tonnes | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 368 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 361 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 211 tonnes | -41.6% |
| 2014 | 164 tonnes | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 161 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 194 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 261 tonnes | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 272 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 293 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 323 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 360 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 444 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 469 tonnes | +5.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 469 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 469 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
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
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.