Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Portugal
Portugal: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 104 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Portugal, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Portugal stood at 104 t. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Portugal peaked at 104 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19 t, in 1992.
That places Portugal 44th out of 77 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90 t | — |
| 1992 | 19 t | -78.9% |
| 1993 | 55 t | +189.5% |
| 1994 | 66 t | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 90 t | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 39 t | -56.7% |
| 1998 | 68 t | +74.4% |
| 1999 | 76 t | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 68 t | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 63 t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 89 t | +41.3% |
| 2008 | 79 t | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 83 t | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 54 t | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 49 t | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 50 t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 52 t | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 59 t | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 67 t | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 60 t | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 55 t | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 64 t | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 79 t | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 80 t | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 95 t | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 99 t | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 104 t | +5.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 104 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 112 t, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 104 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.5 t, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +189.5% | 19 t | 55 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.88 t | 19 t | 90 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.4 t | 63 t | 89 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.9 t | 49 t | 79 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5 t | 80 t | 104 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Portugal?
- Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Portugal was 104 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 104 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 t in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 – Phenoxy hormone products — 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).