Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Spain

Spain: Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use was 13,675 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,675 t
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
4th
of 83 countries
All-time high
15,404 t
in 2020
All-time low
8,170 t
in 2022
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Spain, 2011–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k2011201720242011: 9.1k t2012: 9.3k t2013: 10.8k t2014: 10.3k t2015: 11.2k t2016: 11.4k t2017: 13.7k t2018: 12.7k t2019: 12.5k t2020: 15.4k t2021: 13.9k t2022: 8.2k t2023: 11.4k t2024: 13.7k t

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 13,675 t for herbicides - nes — agricultural use in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Spain peaked at 15,404 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,170 t, in 2022.

Spain ranks 4th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11,228 t 9,124 t 13,685 t 9
2020s 12,504 t 8,170 t 15,404 t 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Argentina 153,991 t compare
  2. 2 Paraguay 39,977 t compare
  3. 3 France 18,263 t compare
  4. 5 Uruguay 10,693 t compare
  5. 6 Japan 9,241 t compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 8,009 t compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Spain?
Herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Spain was 13,675 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 15,404 t in 2020.
What is the lowest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 8,170 t in 2022.
How does Spain rank for herbicides - nes — agricultural use?
Spain ranks 4th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbicides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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).