Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 44 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Luxembourg stood at 44 t.
That represents a change of down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Luxembourg peaked at 102 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42 t, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 t | — |
| 2001 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 102 t | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 96 t | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 83 t | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 89 t | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 83 t | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 61 t | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 61 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54 t | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 49 t | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 60 t | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 43 t | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 42 t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 44 t | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 44 t | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 44 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 7% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 44 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,105 t, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.5% | 66 t | 102 t |
| 2021 | -28.3% | 60 t | 43 t |
| 2016 | -26.5% | 83 t | 61 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66 t | 66 t | 66 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4 t | 49 t | 102 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6 t | 42 t | 60 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 139 Turks and Caicos Islands 57 t compare
- 140 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 55 t compare
- 141 Mauritania 45 t compare
- 143 Anguilla 42 t compare
- 144 Kuwait 41 t compare
- 145 Albania 32 t compare
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Luxembourg?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Luxembourg was 44 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 102 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 t in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Luxembourg ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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).