Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 23 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Italy stood at 23 t. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.2% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 701 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23 t, in 2024.
Italy ranks 33rd of 82 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 677 t | 653 t | 701 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 486.3 t | 71 t | 634 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5 t | 39 t | 96 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2 t | 23 t | 44 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 38.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,574 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 635 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,398 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 53.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Italy?
- Insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Italy was 23 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 701 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 t in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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).