Insecticide use in Suriname
Suriname: Insecticide use was 492 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Suriname, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 492 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1,722.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Suriname peaked at 492 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27 tonnes, in 2013.
Suriname ranks 79th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 59 tonnes | +110.7% |
| 1992 | 56 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 53 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 49 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 46 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 47 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 45 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 49 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 54 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 58 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 148 tonnes | +155.2% |
| 2002 | 238 tonnes | +60.8% |
| 2003 | 222 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 144 tonnes | -35.1% |
| 2005 | 156 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 133 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 105 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 96 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 127 tonnes | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 98 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 68 tonnes | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 30 tonnes | -55.9% |
| 2013 | 27 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 74 tonnes | +174.1% |
| 2015 | 74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 86 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 98 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 77 tonnes | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 184 tonnes | +139.0% |
| 2021 | 201 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 492 tonnes | +144.8% |
| 2023 | 492 tonnes | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 492 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 492 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +174.1% | 27 tonnes | 74 tonnes |
| 2001 | +155.2% | 58 tonnes | 148 tonnes |
| 2022 | +144.8% | 201 tonnes | 492 tonnes |
| 2020 | +139.0% | 77 tonnes | 184 tonnes |
| 1991 | +110.7% | 28 tonnes | 59 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 59 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.7 tonnes | 58 tonnes | 238 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7 tonnes | 27 tonnes | 98 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.25 tonnes | 184 tonnes | 492 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Suriname?
- Insecticide use in Suriname was 492 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 492 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 tonnes in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for insecticide use?
- Suriname ranks 79th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,722.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.