Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 370 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Italy stood at 370 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 644 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 268 t, in 2017.
That places Italy 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 601 t | — |
| 1999 | 596 t | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 536 t | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 489 t | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 570 t | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 644 t | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 524 t | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 484 t | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 452 t | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 508 t | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 565 t | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 494 t | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 497 t | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 410 t | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 415 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 419 t | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 455 t | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 359 t | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 299 t | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 268 t | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 313 t | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 280 t | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 348 t | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 370 t | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 338 t | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 303 t | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 370 t | +22.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 370 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 112 t, 3.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 370 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.5 t, 3.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 598.5 t | 596 t | 601 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 526.6 t | 452 t | 644 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 371.5 t | 268 t | 497 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.8 t | 303 t | 370 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Italy?
- Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Italy was 370 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 644 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 268 t in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 – Phenoxy hormone products — 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).