Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Sweden
Sweden: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 114 t in 2012. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Sweden, 1990–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 114 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2012.
The figure is up 153.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Sweden peaked at 133 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42 t, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 14th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69 t | — |
| 1991 | 59 t | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 61 t | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 42 t | -31.1% |
| 1994 | 51 t | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 59 t | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 59 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 116 t | +96.6% |
| 2001 | 133 t | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 45 t | -66.2% |
| 2012 | 114 t | +153.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 114 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.5 t, 5.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 114 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 t, 4.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.14 t | 42 t | 69 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 124.5 t | 116 t | 133 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.5 t | 45 t | 114 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Sweden?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Sweden was 114 t in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 133 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 t in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2012.
- Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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).