Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 24,550 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Europe is 24,550 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Europe peaked at 32,920 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20,910 t, in 2015.
Southern Europe ranks 11th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,507 t | 22,056 t | 28,270 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,638 t | 24,167 t | 32,271 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,984 t | 20,910 t | 32,920 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,723 t | 22,518 t | 32,669 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Europe?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Europe was 24,550 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 32,920 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,910 t in 2015.
- How does Southern Europe rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Southern Europe ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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).