Insecticide use in Pitcairn
Pitcairn: Insecticide use was 0 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Pitcairn, 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 Pitcairn is 0 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Pitcairn peaked at 1 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1997.
That places Pitcairn 202nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pitcairn
More reference data data for Pitcairn
- Land area in hectares 4,700 hectares (2023)
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year 0.0% (2026)
- Red List Index 0.7 index (2024)
- Pesticide use 0 tonnes (2023)
- Pesticide breakdown by type 0 tonnes (2023)
- Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 0 number (2024)
- Annual area burnt by wildfires 0 hectares (2026)
- Annual number of wildfires 0 wildfires (2026)
- Annual area burnt per wildfire vs. number of fires 0 wildfires (2026)
- Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average 1.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Pitcairn?
- Insecticide use in Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Pitcairn?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1997.
- How does Pitcairn rank for insecticide use?
- Pitcairn ranks 202nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Pitcairn 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.