Insecticide use in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Insecticide use was 11 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 11 for insecticide use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Vanuatu peaked at 84 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2012.
Vanuatu ranks 171st 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84 | — |
| 1991 | 71 | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 58 | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 49 | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 57 | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 62 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 56 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 51 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 52 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 61 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 50 | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 34 | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 11 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -50.0% | 34 | 17 |
| 2012 | -35.3% | 17 | 11 |
| 2010 | -32.0% | 50 | 34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4 | 47 | 84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9 | 46 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9 | 11 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 15.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5199 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Vanuatu?
- Insecticide use in Vanuatu was 11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for insecticide use?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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