Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 2 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Faroe Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Faroe Islands is 2 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Faroe Islands peaked at 2 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1990.
That places Faroe Islands 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 t | +0.0% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 3% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 t, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9 t | 1 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 182 Andorra 2 t compare
- 182 British Virgin Islands 2 t compare
- 182 Montserrat 2 t compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Faroe Islands?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Faroe Islands was 2 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1990.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Faroe Islands ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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).