Pesticide use in Bermuda
Bermuda: Pesticide use was 124 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use in Bermuda, 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 pesticide use in Bermuda is 124 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Bermuda peaked at 207 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21 tonnes, in 1990.
Bermuda ranks 158th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide use in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40 tonnes | +90.5% |
| 1994 | 78 tonnes | +95.0% |
| 1995 | 109 tonnes | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 109 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 77 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 79 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 80 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 82 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 84 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 85 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 87 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 63 tonnes | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 43 tonnes | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 46 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 79 tonnes | +71.7% |
| 2009 | 90 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 80 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 81 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 114 tonnes | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 152 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 181 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 207 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 179 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 154 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 118 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 135 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 150 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 147 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 139 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 124 tonnes | -10.8% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 124 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,224 tonnes, 10% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 109 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9 tonnes | 43 tonnes | 90 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.1 tonnes | 80 tonnes | 207 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 140 tonnes | 124 tonnes | 150 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 155 East Timor 152 tonnes compare
- 156 Djibouti 133 tonnes compare
- 157 Grenada 129 tonnes compare
- 159 Luxembourg 116 tonnes compare
- 160 Guinea 111 tonnes compare
- 161 Seychelles 110 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Bermuda?
- Pesticide use in Bermuda was 124 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 207 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for pesticide use?
- Bermuda ranks 158th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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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Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.