Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in Italy

Italy: Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use was 575 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
575 t
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
12th
of 69 countries
All-time high
2,700 t
in 1998
All-time low
575 t
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1998–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1998201120241998: 2.7k t1999: 2.2k t2000: 2.2k t2001: 2.5k t2002: 2.3k t2003: 2.2k t2004: 2.0k t2005: 2.0k t2006: 2.0k t2007: 1.6k t2008: 1.6k t2009: 1.7k t2010: 1.4k t2011: 1.3k t2012: 1.2k t2013: 932 t2014: 942 t2015: 985 t2016: 978 t2017: 967 t2018: 801 t2019: 764 t2020: 792 t2021: 831 t2022: 751 t2023: 675 t2024: 575 t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for herbicides – amides — agricultural use in Italy is 575 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides – amides — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 2,700 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 575 t, in 2024.

Italy ranks 12th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,429 t 2,158 t 2,700 t 2
2000s 2,009 t 1,579 t 2,453 t 10
2010s 1,019 t 764 t 1,362 t 10
2020s 724.8 t 575 t 831 t 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 9 Uruguay 822 t compare
  2. 10 Hungary 778 t compare
  3. 11 Spain 594 t compare
  4. 13 Togo 530 t compare
  5. 14 Bangladesh 511 t compare
  6. 15 Czechia 464 t compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides – amides — agricultural use in Italy?
Herbicides – amides — agricultural use in Italy was 575 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides – amides — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 2,700 t in 1998.
What is the lowest herbicides – amides — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 575 t in 2024.
How does Italy rank for herbicides – amides — agricultural use?
Italy ranks 12th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbicides – amides — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
69 places, 1,177 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).