Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Australia
Australia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 44,581 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Australia, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Australia is 44,581 t, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Australia peaked at 44,581 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12,337 t, in 1990.
That places Australia 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,337 t | — |
| 1991 | 12,337 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,353 t | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 16,502 t | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 14,540 t | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 17,675 t | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 22,449 t | +27.0% |
| 1997 | 24,245 t | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 25,592 t | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 22,000 t | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 23,114 t | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 22,586 t | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 18,402 t | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 22,384 t | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 25,049 t | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 23,691 t | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 24,789 t | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 22,404 t | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 29,647 t | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 26,284 t | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 29,118 t | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 32,890 t | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 33,619 t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 31,195 t | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 34,426 t | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 35,161 t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 43,789 t | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 44,581 t | +1.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 44,581 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 75.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 44,581 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 518.5 t, 86.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,303 t | 12,337 t | 25,592 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,835 t | 18,402 t | 29,647 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,597 t | 29,118 t | 44,581 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Indonesia 65,483 t compare
- 7 Paraguay 54,235 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,499 t compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 47,496 t compare
- 8 Melanesia 1,372 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 884 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 708 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 43,158 t compare
- 11 France 29,077 t compare
- 11 Polynesia 563 t compare
- 12 Colombia 19,109 t compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 320 t compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Australia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Australia was 44,581 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,581 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,337 t in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — 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).