Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use was 68 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Italy recorded 68 t for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 78 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32 t, in 1998.
Italy ranks 14th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5 t | 32 t | 33 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.1 t | 36 t | 57 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 t | 45 t | 78 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4 t | 50 t | 70 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 38.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,574 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 635 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,398 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 53.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Italy?
- Herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Italy was 68 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 78 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 t in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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).