Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Sweden
Sweden: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,696 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Sweden is 1,696 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Sweden peaked at 2,225 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 945 t, in 1992.
That places Sweden 63rd 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 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,609 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,043 t | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 945 t | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 1,097 t | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 1,507 t | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 975 t | -35.3% |
| 1996 | 1,237 t | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 1,332 t | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1,302 t | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,285 t | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,372 t | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1,435 t | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,869 t | +30.2% |
| 2003 | 2,225 t | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 1,012 t | -54.5% |
| 2005 | 1,790 t | +76.9% |
| 2006 | 1,880 t | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,809 t | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,934 t | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1,594 t | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 1,687 t | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,136 t | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 2,087 t | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,773 t | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 2,104 t | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 1,829 t | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 1,633 t | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 1,731 t | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1,483 t | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 1,544 t | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,708 t | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 1,765 t | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,925 t | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1,694 t | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 1,696 t | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,696 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 2.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,696 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,105 t, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,233 t | 945 t | 1,609 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,692 t | 1,012 t | 2,225 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,801 t | 1,483 t | 2,136 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,758 t | 1,694 t | 1,925 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Sweden?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Sweden was 1,696 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,225 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 945 t in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Sweden ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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).