Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Ireland
Ireland: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 322 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Ireland stood at 322 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 922 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 322 t, in 2024.
That places Ireland 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 642.7 t | 415 t | 749 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 574 t | 460 t | 735 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 653 t | 588 t | 922 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 412.8 t | 322 t | 477 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Ireland?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Ireland was 322 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 922 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 322 t in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Ireland ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).