Insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Insecticide use was 1,019 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 1,019 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,019 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34 tonnes, in 2010.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 51st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 140 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 129 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 66 tonnes | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 64 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 63 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 61 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 59 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 58 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 56 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 55 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 53 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 52 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 50 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 48 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 47 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 45 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 44 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 42 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 41 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34 tonnes | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 115 tonnes | +238.2% |
| 2012 | 181 tonnes | +57.4% |
| 2013 | 712 tonnes | +293.4% |
| 2014 | 1,019 tonnes | +43.1% |
| 2015 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,019 tonnes | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,019 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 11.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,019 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +293.4% | 181 tonnes | 712 tonnes |
| 2011 | +238.2% | 34 tonnes | 115 tonnes |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 70 tonnes | 140 tonnes |
| 2012 | +57.4% | 115 tonnes | 181 tonnes |
| 1993 | -48.8% | 129 tonnes | 66 tonnes |
| 2014 | +43.1% | 712 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6 tonnes | 56 tonnes | 140 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7 tonnes | 41 tonnes | 55 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 715.6 tonnes | 34 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,019 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Insecticide use in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,019 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,019 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 tonnes in 2010.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for insecticide use?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 51st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.