Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 49,279 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 49,279 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Western Europe peaked at 66,840 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 43,190 t, in 2019.
Western Europe ranks 13th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,321 t | 49,454 t | 66,840 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,124 t | 44,705 t | 58,472 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,713 t | 43,190 t | 56,881 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,004 t | 49,178 t | 53,453 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 26.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Western Europe?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Western Europe was 49,279 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 66,840 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,190 t in 2019.
- How does Western Europe rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Western Europe ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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).