Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Ireland
Ireland: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,675 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Ireland is 1,675 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 2,812 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 879 t, in 1996.
Ireland ranks 68th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,164 t | 879 t | 1,413 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,826 t | 1,289 t | 2,276 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,100 t | 1,663 t | 2,812 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,972 t | 1,675 t | 2,346 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Ireland?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Ireland was 1,675 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,812 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 879 t in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Ireland ranks 68th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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).