Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use by country
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....
What the numbers show
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 504 t in Türkiye; the lowest is 0 t in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11 t, and the mean is 52.16 t.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 504 t | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 289 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Myanmar | 240 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 92 t | 2016 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 224 t | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 206 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 182 t | 2024 | up 911.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 140 t | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 137 t | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 136 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 89 t | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 81 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 11 | Hungary | 74 t | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 68 t | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 13 | El Salvador | 65 t | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Ecuador | 63 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 52 t | 2020 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43 t | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 39 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 39 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Czechia | 21 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 18 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 16 t | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 13 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 12 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 25 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 11 t | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 11 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 11 t | 2000 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 11 t | 2018 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia | 9 t | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Denmark | 9 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 9 t | 2021 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 9 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 9 t | 2012 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Panama | 7 t | 2022 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Malawi | 6 t | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 6 t | 2019 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 39 | Suriname | 5 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 5 t | 2013 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 5 t | 2011 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 5 t | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Madagascar | 4 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 3 t | 2020 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 3 t | 2012 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Argentina | 2 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 2 t | 2014 | — | falling |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 1 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 1 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | 1 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Sudan | 0 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Burundi | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Armenia | 0 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
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).