Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Oceania
Oceania: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 49,223 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Oceania, 1990–2017
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 13th out of 24 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.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,493 t | — |
| 1991 | 15,536 t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 18,315 t | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 19,664 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 17,647 t | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 21,082 t | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 25,356 t | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 27,109 t | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 28,222 t | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 24,382 t | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 26,095 t | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 25,481 t | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 21,774 t | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 25,702 t | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 28,412 t | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 27,049 t | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 28,506 t | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 26,365 t | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 34,316 t | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 30,241 t | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 33,112 t | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 37,008 t | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 38,006 t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 35,643 t | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 38,998 t | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 39,739 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 48,389 t | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 49,223 t | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 708 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 43,158 t compare
- 11 France 29,077 t compare
- 11 Polynesia 563 t compare
- 12 Colombia 19,109 t compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 320 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 123 t compare
- 13 Spain 17,806 t compare
- 14 Germany 14,422 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 44 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8 t compare
- 15 South Africa 14,368 t compare
- 16 Ukraine 14,222 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 7 t compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 68.92 kg/cap (2024)
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 13th out of 24 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
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).