Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 298 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 298 t for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 350 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64 t, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 77 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.
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 184 t | — |
| 1991 | 143 t | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 309 t | +116.1% |
| 1993 | 89 t | -71.2% |
| 1994 | 318 t | +257.3% |
| 1995 | 189 t | -40.6% |
| 1996 | 165 t | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 240 t | +45.5% |
| 1998 | 216 t | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 262 t | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 168 t | -35.9% |
| 2006 | 183 t | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 153 t | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 64 t | -58.2% |
| 2009 | 185 t | +189.1% |
| 2010 | 220 t | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 248 t | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 124 t | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 201 t | +62.1% |
| 2014 | 139 t | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 181 t | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 218 t | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 64 t | -70.6% |
| 2018 | 155 t | +142.2% |
| 2019 | 245 t | +58.1% |
| 2020 | 350 t | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 227 t | -35.1% |
| 2024 | 298 t | +31.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 298 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 108 t, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211.5 t | 89 t | 318 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 150.6 t | 64 t | 185 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 179.5 t | 64 t | 248 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.67 t | 227 t | 350 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 298 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 350 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 t in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).