Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Switzerland
Switzerland: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 23 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Switzerland is 23 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Switzerland peaked at 124 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23 t, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 58th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 124 t | — |
| 1991 | 109 t | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 92 t | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 104 t | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 109 t | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 97 t | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 87 t | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 83 t | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 81 t | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 81 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78 t | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 74 t | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 64 t | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 57 t | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 51 t | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 51 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 65 t | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 58 t | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 54 t | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 58 t | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 66 t | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 52 t | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 53 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 46 t | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 46 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42 t | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 43 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 42 t | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 35 t | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 40 t | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 32 t | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 32 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 t | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 23 t | -14.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 23 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 112 t, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 23 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.5 t, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7 t | 81 t | 124 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2 t | 50 t | 78 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3 t | 35 t | 66 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 t | 23 t | 40 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Switzerland?
- Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Switzerland was 23 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 124 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 t in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
- Switzerland ranks 58th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).