Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Switzerland
Switzerland: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 29 t in 2021. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, 1999–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2021, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Switzerland stood at 29 t.
The figure is up 52.6% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Switzerland peaked at 93 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19 t, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 32nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93 t | — |
| 2000 | 86 t | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 86 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72 t | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 73 t | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 62 t | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 61 t | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 57 t | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 65 t | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 67 t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 72 t | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 80 t | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 70 t | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 63 t | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 54 t | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 48 t | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 52 t | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 55 t | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 36 t | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 42 t | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 27 t | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 19 t | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 29 t | +52.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 29 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.5 t, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 29 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 t, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93 t | 93 t | 93 t | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.1 t | 57 t | 86 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7 t | 27 t | 80 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 24 t | 19 t | 29 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Switzerland?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Switzerland was 29 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 93 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 t in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- Switzerland ranks 32nd out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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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).