Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sweden
Sweden: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 39 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 39 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Sweden peaked at 94 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15 t, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 138th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63 t | — |
| 1991 | 48 t | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 53 t | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 30 t | -43.4% |
| 1994 | 53 t | +76.7% |
| 1995 | 32 t | -39.6% |
| 1996 | 26 t | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 15 t | -42.3% |
| 1998 | 27 t | +80.0% |
| 1999 | 57 t | +111.1% |
| 2000 | 29 t | -49.1% |
| 2001 | 27 t | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 46 t | +70.4% |
| 2003 | 41 t | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 28 t | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 36 t | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 62 t | +72.2% |
| 2007 | 54 t | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 36 t | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 44 t | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 34 t | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 30 t | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 33 t | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 29 t | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 41 t | +41.4% |
| 2015 | 44 t | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 28 t | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 31 t | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 94 t | +203.2% |
| 2019 | 45 t | -52.1% |
| 2020 | 33 t | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 37 t | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 29 t | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 38 t | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 39 t | +2.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 39 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 50% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 39 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 t, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +203.2% | 31 t | 94 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4 t | 15 t | 63 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3 t | 27 t | 62 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9 t | 28 t | 94 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2 t | 29 t | 39 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 46 t compare
- 135 Central African Republic 46 t compare
- 135 Latvia 46 t compare
- 139 Albania 37 t compare
- 139 Angola 37 t compare
- 139 Netherlands Antilles (former) 37 t compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Sweden?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Sweden was 39 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 94 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 t in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Sweden ranks 138th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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).