Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Australia
Australia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 11,060 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Australia, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2017, insecticides — agricultural use in Australia stood at 11,060 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Australia peaked at 14,196 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,999 t, in 1990.
Australia ranks 16th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,947 t | 3,999 t | 8,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,727 t | 5,966 t | 9,611 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,116 t | 9,439 t | 14,196 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Australia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Australia was 11,060 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,196 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,999 t in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 216 countries with data for 2017.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).