Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Ireland
Ireland: Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use was 6 t in 2019. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1998–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Ireland is 6 t, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 17 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1999.
Ireland ranks 39th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 t | 2 t | 4 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8 t | 3 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.33 t | 5 t | 17 t | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Ireland?
- Herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Ireland was 6 t in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 61 countries with data for 2019.
- Is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — 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).