Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity was 48.31 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Ireland, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Ireland is 48.31 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Ireland peaked at 4,707 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.89 t, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 59th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4,707 t | — |
| 2008 | 2,518 t | -46.5% |
| 2009 | 906.32 t | -64.0% |
| 2010 | 525.48 t | -42.0% |
| 2011 | 460.4 t | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 2,258 t | +390.5% |
| 2013 | 491.59 t | -78.2% |
| 2014 | 507.22 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 448.7 t | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 381.8 t | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 224.42 t | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 364.88 t | +62.6% |
| 2019 | 331.38 t | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 141.42 t | -57.3% |
| 2021 | 67.67 t | -52.2% |
| 2022 | 45.89 t | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 53.93 t | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 48.31 t | -10.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 48.31 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.11 t, 3.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 48.31 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.73 t, 6.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +390.5% | 460.4 t | 2,258 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,711 t | 906.32 t | 4,707 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 599.4 t | 224.42 t | 2,258 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.44 t | 45.89 t | 141.42 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Ireland?
- Hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Ireland was 48.31 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazardous pesticides — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,707 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest hazardous pesticides — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.89 t in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for hazardous pesticides — import quantity?
- Ireland ranks 59th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hazardous pesticides — import quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.