Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Finland
Finland: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,157 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1,157 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Finland peaked at 1,580 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 674 t, in 1996.
That places Finland 78th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 964.3 t | 674 t | 1,580 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,203 t | 863 t | 1,357 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,237 t | 982 t | 1,515 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,120 t | 954 t | 1,251 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 75 Bangladesh 1,416 t compare
- 76 Melanesia 1,372 t compare
- 77 Latvia 1,235 t compare
- 79 Serbia 1,138 t compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,105 t compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 1,076 t compare
More environment data for Finland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 48.73 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,450 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 0.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 99.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Finland?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Finland was 1,157 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,580 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 674 t in 1996.
- How does Finland rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Finland ranks 78th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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).