Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Finland

Finland: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,157 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,157 t
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
78th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1,580 t
in 1990
All-time low
674 t
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Finland, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k1990200720241990: 1.6k t1991: 1.4k t1992: 1.0k t1993: 841 t1994: 915 t1995: 815 t1996: 674 t1997: 734 t1998: 844 t1999: 789 t2000: 863 t2001: 1.1k t2002: 1.3k t2003: 1.3k t2004: 1.2k t2005: 1.1k t2006: 1.3k t2007: 1.2k t2008: 1.4k t2009: 1.4k t2010: 1.5k t2011: 1.5k t2012: 1.2k t2013: 1.1k t2014: 1.3k t2015: 1.4k t2016: 1.3k t2017: 1.0k t2018: 982 t2019: 1.1k t2020: 1.2k t2021: 1.1k t2022: 1.3k t2023: 954 t2024: 1.2k t

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 75 Bangladesh 1,416 t compare
  2. 76 Melanesia 1,372 t compare
  3. 77 Latvia 1,235 t compare
  4. 79 Serbia 1,138 t compare
  5. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,105 t compare
  6. 81 Papua New Guinea 1,076 t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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

Indicator
Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,984 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).