Insecticide use in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Insecticide use was 0 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Norfolk Island, 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 Norfolk Island is 0 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Norfolk Island peaked at 1 tonnes in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1990.
Norfolk Island ranks 202nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Norfolk Island, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1997 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norfolk Island
More reference data data for Norfolk Island
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 25 percent (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 4,000 hectares (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.1343 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -12.14 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 1,000 hectares (2023)
- Red List Index 0.62 index (2025)
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year 0.0% (2026)
- Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 0 number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Norfolk Island?
- Insecticide use in Norfolk Island was 0 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 Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1997.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for insecticide use?
- Norfolk Island ranks 202nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Norfolk Island 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.