Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 5,710 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5,710 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 11,740 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4,614 t, in 2022.
Italy ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,602 t | — |
| 1991 | 9,346 t | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 8,087 t | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 8,808 t | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 8,970 t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 9,779 t | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 10,393 t | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 10,536 t | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 10,599 t | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9,616 t | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 9,432 t | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9,982 t | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 11,740 t | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 11,462 t | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8,936 t | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 9,191 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8,721 t | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 9,180 t | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 8,435 t | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 7,637 t | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 9,934 t | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 8,327 t | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 8,056 t | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 7,751 t | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 7,799 t | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,950 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7,486 t | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 7,114 t | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 6,880 t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 8,524 t | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 9,750 t | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 5,489 t | -43.7% |
| 2022 | 4,614 t | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 5,198 t | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 5,710 t | +9.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 5,710 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 9.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 5,710 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,105 t, 5.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,574 t | 8,087 t | 10,599 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,472 t | 7,637 t | 11,740 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,982 t | 6,880 t | 9,934 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,152 t | 4,614 t | 9,750 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Italy?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Italy was 5,710 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11,740 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,614 t in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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).