Pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Pesticide use was 50 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 50 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 50 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 175th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 26 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 29 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 32 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 36 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 35 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 40 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 49 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 49 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 46 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 50 tonnes | +8.7% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 50 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,224 tonnes, 4% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 50 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,984 tonnes, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.11 tonnes | 26 tonnes | 49 tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.5 tonnes | 41 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0058 metric tons per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 12 people (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Pesticide use in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 50 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 50 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for pesticide use?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 175th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.