Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Latvia
Latvia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 46 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 46 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Latvia peaked at 70 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1997.
That places Latvia 146th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 t | 2 t | 14 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.3 t | 12 t | 36 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4 t | 24 t | 70 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 t | 29 t | 49 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.09 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 604 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.51 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 68.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,356 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Latvia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Latvia was 46 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 70 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1997.
- How does Latvia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Latvia ranks 146th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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).