Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Ireland

Ireland: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 10 t in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10 t
Change on year
down 37.5%
World rank
46th
of 69 countries
All-time high
173 t
in 2007
All-time low
10 t
in 2019
Years of data
25
1994–2019

Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1994–2019

0501001501994200620191994: 91 t1995: 97 t1996: 122 t1997: 131 t1998: 120 t1999: 61 t2000: 88 t2001: 70 t2002: 124 t2003: 98 t2004: 114 t2005: 85 t2006: 124 t2007: 173 t2008: 75 t2009: 83 t2010: 91 t2011: 137 t2012: 58 t2013: 138 t2014: 135 t2016: 134 t2017: 19 t2018: 16 t2019: 10 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 10 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 173 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10 t, in 2019.

That places Ireland 46th out of 69 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103.67 t 61 t 131 t 6
2000s 103.4 t 70 t 173 t 10
2010s 82 t 10 t 138 t 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 43 Lithuania 15 t compare
  2. 44 Guinea 12 t compare
  3. 45 Bulgaria 11 t compare
  4. 46 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10 t compare
  5. 46 Portugal 10 t compare
  6. 49 Ghana 8 t compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Ireland?
Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Ireland was 10 t in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 173 t in 2007.
What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10 t in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
Ireland ranks 46th out of 69 countries with data for 2019.
Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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

Indicator
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
69 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).