Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in France
France: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 1,737 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in France, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
France recorded 1,737 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in France peaked at 5,324 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,010 t, in 2019.
That places France 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,618 t | 3,913 t | 5,324 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,092 t | 2,922 t | 5,033 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,372 t | 1,010 t | 3,462 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,552 t | 1,409 t | 1,737 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in France?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in France was 1,737 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5,324 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,010 t in 2019.
- How does France rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- France ranks 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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).