Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Finland
Finland: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 5 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Finland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Finland is 5 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Finland peaked at 23 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 1999.
Finland ranks 53rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Finland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 t | — |
| 1991 | 6 t | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11 t | +83.3% |
| 1994 | 11 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9 t | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 8 t | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 t | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 5 t | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 7 t | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 t | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 t | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 11 t | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 9 t | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 23 t | +109.1% |
| 2022 | 7 t | -69.6% |
| 2023 | 5 t | -28.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 5 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.5 t, 22% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 5 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 t, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7 t | 5 t | 12 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5 t | 7 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.67 t | 10 t | 23 t | 3 |
| 2020s | 6 t | 5 t | 7 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Finland?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Finland was 5 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- Finland ranks 53rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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).