Insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Insecticide use was 7 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 7 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 7 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4 tonnes, in 2011.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 177th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 7 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 tonnes | +16.7% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 7 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 8% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 7 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.22 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.5 tonnes | 6 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Land area in hectares 3,400 hectares (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0008 sq. km per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Insecticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 7 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 7 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 tonnes in 2011.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for insecticide use?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 177th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.