Insecticide use in Jamaica
Jamaica: Insecticide use was 539 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 539 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Jamaica peaked at 609 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 172 tonnes, in 1995.
That places Jamaica 74th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 222 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 222 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 222 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 222 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 222 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 172 tonnes | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 328 tonnes | +90.7% |
| 1997 | 204 tonnes | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 360 tonnes | +76.5% |
| 1999 | 438 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 453 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 490 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 451 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 473 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 445 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 451 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 409 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 423 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 423 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 411 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 340 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 364 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 420 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 400 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 374 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 345 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 463 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 513 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 503 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 493 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 609 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 539 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 539 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 539 tonnes | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 539 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 539 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +90.7% | 172 tonnes | 328 tonnes |
| 1998 | +76.5% | 204 tonnes | 360 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261.2 tonnes | 172 tonnes | 438 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 442.9 tonnes | 409 tonnes | 490 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 421.5 tonnes | 340 tonnes | 513 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 556.5 tonnes | 539 tonnes | 609 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Jamaica?
- Insecticide use in Jamaica was 539 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 609 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 172 tonnes in 1995.
- How does Jamaica rank for insecticide use?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.