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 6th out of 24 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.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 175,403 t | — |
| 1991 | 177,333 t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 176,483 t | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 180,770 t | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 181,295 t | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 175,552 t | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 183,041 t | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 177,122 t | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 179,734 t | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 175,476 t | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 163,221 t | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 166,048 t | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 161,055 t | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 154,906 t | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 158,127 t | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 170,510 t | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 163,199 t | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 175,008 t | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 185,593 t | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 154,885 t | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 179,971 t | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 213,750 t | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 226,216 t | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 210,577 t | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 212,277 t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 203,155 t | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 199,875 t | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 198,741 t | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 187,933 t | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 178,956 t | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 195,290 t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 197,682 t | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 187,116 t | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 183,409 t | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 191,552 t | +4.4% |
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
- 3 China 104,811 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 12,727 t compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,147 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 100,400 t compare
- 5 Canada 80,962 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 3,085 t compare
- 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 Australia 44,581 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 884 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (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 6th out of 24 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).