Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lithuania
Lithuania: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 2,602 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Lithuania stood at 2,602 t. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 59.7% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Lithuania peaked at 2,602 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 482 t, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 906 t | — |
| 1993 | 672 t | -25.8% |
| 1994 | 555 t | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 573 t | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 729 t | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 703 t | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 594 t | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 551 t | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 482 t | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 533 t | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 577 t | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 580 t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 726 t | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 733 t | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 859 t | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 1,996 t | +132.4% |
| 2008 | 1,879 t | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,768 t | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1,275 t | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 1,773 t | +39.1% |
| 2012 | 1,715 t | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,422 t | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 1,394 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,372 t | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,433 t | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,252 t | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 1,054 t | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 1,199 t | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 1,487 t | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 1,317 t | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 1,951 t | +48.1% |
| 2023 | 1,629 t | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 2,602 t | +59.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2,602 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 4.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2,602 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,105 t, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +132.4% | 859 t | 1,996 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 660.38 t | 551 t | 906 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,013 t | 482 t | 1,996 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,389 t | 1,054 t | 1,773 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,797 t | 1,317 t | 2,602 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % 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 -0.1333 % 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 Lithuania?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Lithuania was 2,602 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,602 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 482 t in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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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).