Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use was 89 t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 89 t for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% on the previous year and up 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 89 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 1995.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12 t | — |
| 1993 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 t | -69.2% |
| 1996 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31 t | +675.0% |
| 2000 | 4 t | -87.1% |
| 2001 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 10 t | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 t | +130.0% |
| 2006 | 23 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 t | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 26 t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 38 t | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 39 t | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 31 t | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 41 t | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 59 t | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 89 t | +50.8% |
| 2015 | 20 t | -77.5% |
| 2016 | 18 t | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 10 t | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 12 t | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 10 t | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 31 t | +210.0% |
| 2021 | 60 t | +93.5% |
| 2022 | 89 t | +48.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +675.0% | 4 t | 31 t |
| 2020 | +210.0% | 10 t | 31 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.62 t | 4 t | 31 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.5 t | 4 t | 38 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9 t | 10 t | 89 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 t | 31 t | 89 t | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 89 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 89 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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).