Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Oceania

Oceania: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 49,223 t in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
49,223 t
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
14th
of 26 groups
All-time high
49,223 t
in 2017
All-time low
15,493 t
in 1990
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Oceania, 1990–2017

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200320171990: 15.5k t1991: 15.5k t1992: 18.3k t1993: 19.7k t1994: 17.6k t1995: 21.1k t1996: 25.4k t1997: 27.1k t1998: 28.2k t1999: 24.4k t2000: 26.1k t2001: 25.5k t2002: 21.8k t2003: 25.7k t2004: 28.4k t2005: 27.0k t2006: 28.5k t2007: 26.4k t2008: 34.3k t2009: 30.2k t2010: 33.1k t2011: 37.0k t2012: 38.0k t2013: 35.6k t2014: 39.0k t2015: 39.7k t2016: 48.4k t2017: 49.2k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Oceania recorded 49,223 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Oceania peaked at 49,223 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,493 t, in 1990.

That places Oceania 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,281 t 15,493 t 28,222 t 10
2000s 27,394 t 21,774 t 34,316 t 10
2010s 40,015 t 33,112 t 49,223 t 8

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 11 Viet Nam 33,660 t compare
  2. 12 France 29,077 t compare
  3. 13 Colombia 19,109 t compare
  4. 14 Spain 17,806 t compare
  5. 15 Germany 14,422 t compare
  6. 16 Ukraine 14,222 t compare
  7. 17 Nigeria 14,174 t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides — agricultural use in Oceania?
Herbicides — agricultural use in Oceania was 49,223 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 49,223 t in 2017.
What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 15,493 t in 1990.
How does Oceania rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
Oceania ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2017.
Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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

Indicator
Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,984 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).