Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Switzerland

Switzerland: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 23 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23 t
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
124 t
in 1990
All-time low
23 t
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, 1990–2024

2550751001251990200720241990: 124 t1991: 109 t1992: 92 t1993: 104 t1994: 109 t1995: 97 t1996: 87 t1997: 83 t1998: 81 t1999: 81 t2000: 78 t2001: 74 t2002: 64 t2003: 57 t2004: 51 t2005: 51 t2006: 50 t2007: 65 t2008: 58 t2009: 54 t2010: 58 t2011: 66 t2012: 52 t2013: 53 t2014: 46 t2015: 46 t2016: 42 t2017: 43 t2018: 42 t2019: 35 t2020: 40 t2021: 32 t2022: 32 t2023: 27 t2024: 23 t

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 59th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 56 Cyprus 46 t compare
  2. 57 Armenia 33 t compare
  3. 58 Azerbaijan 30 t compare
  4. 60 Jordan 17 t compare
  5. 61 Malawi 13 t compare
  6. 62 Croatia 11 t compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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 59th out of 79 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

Indicator
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
79 places, 1,359 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).