Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Iceland
Iceland: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Iceland stood at 1 t.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Iceland peaked at 5 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2020.
That places Iceland 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 t | — |
| 1991 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2 t | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 t | — |
| 2022 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 t | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 0% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,105 t, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 t | 3 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 t | 1 t | 4 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 t | 0 t | 1 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % 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 Iceland?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Iceland was 1 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Iceland ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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).