Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Europe
Europe: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 191,552 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 191,552 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Europe peaked at 226,216 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 154,885 t, in 2009.
That places Europe 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,221 t | 175,403 t | 183,041 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,255 t | 154,885 t | 185,593 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,145 t | 178,956 t | 226,216 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,010 t | 183,409 t | 197,682 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 4 China, mainland 100,400 t compare
- 5 Canada 80,962 t compare
- 6 Indonesia 65,483 t compare
- 7 Paraguay 54,235 t compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 47,496 t compare
- 9 Australia 44,581 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 43,158 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 11.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.87 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Europe?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Europe was 191,552 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 226,216 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,885 t in 2009.
- How does Europe rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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).