Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Cyprus
Cyprus: Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use was 122 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Cyprus, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Cyprus stood at 122 t.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Cyprus peaked at 131 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26 t, in 1994.
Cyprus ranks 60th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 t | — |
| 1991 | 37 t | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 62 t | +67.6% |
| 1993 | 50 t | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 26 t | -48.0% |
| 1995 | 28 t | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 33 t | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 51 t | +54.5% |
| 2000 | 60 t | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 90 t | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 104 t | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 96 t | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 103 t | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 77 t | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 89 t | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 65 t | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 88 t | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 104 t | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 131 t | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 121 t | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 119 t | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 118 t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 100 t | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 122 t | +22.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 122 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,283 t, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 122 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,113 t, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.88 t | 26 t | 62 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 75 t | 60 t | 90 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.22 t | 65 t | 131 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 116 t | 100 t | 122 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Cyprus?
- Herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Cyprus was 122 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 131 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 t in 1994.
- How does Cyprus rank for herbicides - nes — agricultural use?
- Cyprus ranks 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).