Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in France
France: Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use was 145 t in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in France, 1996–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
France recorded 145 t for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.8% on the previous year and up 2,316.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in France peaked at 145 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2013.
That places France 5th out of 65 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 23 t | 23 t | 23 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.56 t | 0 t | 6 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 124 t | 103 t | 145 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in France?
- Insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in France was 145 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 145 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2013.
- How does France rank for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use?
- France ranks 5th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
- Is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,316.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - Biopesticides — 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).