Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Portugal
Portugal: Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use was 7 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Portugal, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Portugal stood at 7 t.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Portugal peaked at 14 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1995.
That places Portugal 34th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 t | — |
| 1996 | 5 t | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 8 t | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 7 t | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 4 t | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 14 t | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 4 t | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 7 t | +75.0% |
| 2024 | 7 t | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 7 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 t, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 7 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9 t, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.75 t | 2 t | 6 t | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.5 t | 4 t | 5 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.14 t | 3 t | 10 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.8 t | 4 t | 14 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Portugal?
- Herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Portugal was 7 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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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).