Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Estonia
Estonia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 597 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Estonia is 597 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Estonia peaked at 607 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85 t, in 1996.
Estonia ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Estonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 320 t | — |
| 1993 | 120 t | -62.5% |
| 1994 | 131 t | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 109 t | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 85 t | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 172 t | +102.4% |
| 1998 | 167 t | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 167 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 285 t | +70.7% |
| 2001 | 298 t | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 277 t | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 270 t | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 285 t | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 321 t | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 350 t | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 360 t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 414 t | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 327 t | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 423 t | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 357 t | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 437 t | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 434 t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 426 t | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 472 t | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 604 t | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 463 t | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 428 t | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 531 t | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 511 t | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 607 t | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 507 t | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 516 t | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 597 t | +15.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 597 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 597 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,105 t, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158.88 t | 85 t | 320 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 318.7 t | 270 t | 414 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 457.5 t | 357 t | 604 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 547.6 t | 507 t | 607 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Estonia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Estonia was 597 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 607 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 t in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Estonia ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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).