Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Argentina
Argentina: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 23 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Argentina, 1993–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 23 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Argentina peaked at 822 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23 t, in 2017.
That places Argentina 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 45 t | — |
| 1994 | 57 t | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 64 t | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 112 t | +75.0% |
| 1997 | 745 t | +565.2% |
| 1998 | 822 t | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 25 t | -97.0% |
| 2017 | 23 t | -8.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 23 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.5 t, 46% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 23 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51 t, 45% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 307.5 t | 45 t | 822 t | 6 |
| 2010s | 24 t | 23 t | 25 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Argentina?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Argentina was 23 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 822 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 t in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- Argentina ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Urea derivates — 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).