Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Portugal
Portugal: Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use was 1,745 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Portugal, 1991–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 681,792 t (2024)
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
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).