Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Portugal

Portugal: Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use was 1,745 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,745 t
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
26th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1,990 t
in 2020
All-time low
340 t
in 1996
Years of data
28
1991–2024

Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Portugal, 1991–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1991200720241991: 1.1k t1992: 702 t1993: 580 t1994: 729 t1995: 415 t1996: 340 t1998: 575 t1999: 608 t2000: 663 t2001: 818 t2007: 1.6k t2008: 1.2k t2009: 1.2k t2010: 1.6k t2011: 1.5k t2012: 1.3k t2013: 1.2k t2014: 2.0k t2015: 1.7k t2016: 1.5k t2017: 1.5k t2018: 1.6k t2019: 1.8k t2020: 2.0k t2021: 2.0k t2022: 1.6k t2023: 1.5k t2024: 1.7k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal is 1,745 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal peaked at 1,990 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 340 t, in 1996.

That places Portugal 26th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 632.5 t 340 t 1,111 t 8
2000s 1,091 t 663 t 1,580 t 5
2010s 1,572 t 1,215 t 1,979 t 10
2020s 1,768 t 1,547 t 1,990 t 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 Denmark 2,248 t compare
  2. 24 Lithuania 2,054 t compare
  3. 25 Costa Rica 1,957 t compare
  4. 27 Sweden 1,479 t compare
  5. 28 Bulgaria 1,477 t compare
  6. 29 Ghana 1,463 t compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal?
Herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal was 1,745 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1,990 t in 2020.
What is the lowest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 340 t in 1996.
How does Portugal rank for herbicides - nes — agricultural use?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbicides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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About this data

Indicator
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,453 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).