Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Cyprus
Cyprus: Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 2 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Cyprus, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Cyprus is 2 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Cyprus peaked at 55 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 47th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 t | — |
| 1991 | 27 t | +35.0% |
| 1992 | 31 t | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 21 t | -32.3% |
| 1994 | 28 t | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 27 t | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22 t | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 22 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 t | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 7 t | -65.0% |
| 2012 | 55 t | +685.7% |
| 2017 | 2 t | -96.4% |
| 2018 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 t | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 2 t | +100.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 4 t, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 t, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +685.7% | 7 t | 55 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.38 t | 20 t | 31 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 21 t | 20 t | 22 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 14 t | 2 t | 55 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5 t | 1 t | 2 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Cyprus?
- Insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Cyprus was 2 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 55 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Carbamates — 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).