Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 304 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Bulgaria stood at 304 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Bulgaria peaked at 727 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83 t, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 429.6 t | 345 t | 486 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 234.2 t | 143 t | 325 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.4 t | 83 t | 727 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 335.4 t | 216 t | 503 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.59 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 747.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 244 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.76 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,385 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,492 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Bulgaria?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Bulgaria was 304 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 727 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 t in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Bulgaria ranks 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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).