Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 9,765 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Italy is 9,765 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 14,459 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,173 t, in 2000.
That places Italy 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,955 t | 10,336 t | 13,493 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,241 t | 9,173 t | 14,459 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,242 t | 9,379 t | 12,749 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,978 t | 9,206 t | 13,841 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 38.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,574 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 635 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,398 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 53.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Italy?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Italy was 9,765 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14,459 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,173 t in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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).