Pesticide use in Anguilla

Anguilla: Pesticide use was 66 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 211 countries
All-time high
66 tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
22 tonnes
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticide use in Anguilla, 1990–2023

2030405060701990200620231990: 23 tonnes1991: 23 tonnes1992: 23 tonnes1993: 23 tonnes1994: 23 tonnes1995: 23 tonnes1996: 23 tonnes1997: 23 tonnes1998: 23 tonnes1999: 23 tonnes2000: 22 tonnes2001: 23 tonnes2002: 24 tonnes2003: 25 tonnes2004: 26 tonnes2005: 30 tonnes2006: 37 tonnes2007: 49 tonnes2008: 58 tonnes2009: 66 tonnes2010: 66 tonnes2011: 66 tonnes2012: 66 tonnes2013: 66 tonnes2014: 66 tonnes2015: 66 tonnes2016: 66 tonnes2017: 66 tonnes2018: 66 tonnes2019: 66 tonnes2020: 66 tonnes2021: 66 tonnes2022: 66 tonnes2023: 66 tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Anguilla recorded 66 tonnes for pesticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticide use in Anguilla peaked at 66 tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22 tonnes, in 2000.

That places Anguilla 171st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23 tonnes 23 tonnes 23 tonnes 10
2000s 36 tonnes 22 tonnes 66 tonnes 10
2010s 66 tonnes 66 tonnes 66 tonnes 10
2020s 66 tonnes 66 tonnes 66 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Anguilla

  1. 168 Guinea-Bissau 82 tonnes compare
  2. 169 Equatorial Guinea 78 tonnes compare
  3. 170 Barbados 68 tonnes compare
  4. 172 Hong Kong 55 tonnes compare
  5. 173 Chad 52 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticide use in Anguilla?
Pesticide use in Anguilla was 66 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 pesticide use recorded in Anguilla?
The highest recorded value was 66 tonnes in 2009.
What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Anguilla?
The lowest recorded value was 22 tonnes in 2000.
How does Anguilla rank for pesticide use?
Anguilla ranks 171st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticide use rising or falling in Anguilla?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Anguilla 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticide use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.