Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 12 t in 2022. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Carbamates — 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 12 t for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 76.5% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 249 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12 t, in 2022.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 204 t | — |
| 1993 | 226 t | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 249 t | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 247 t | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 198 t | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 202 t | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 242 t | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 243 t | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 206 t | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 205 t | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 202 t | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 199 t | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 171 t | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 173 t | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 153 t | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 153 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 t | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 203 t | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 145 t | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 141 t | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 156 t | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 147 t | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 135 t | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 163 t | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 75 t | -54.0% |
| 2017 | 65 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 101 t | +55.4% |
| 2019 | 72 t | -28.7% |
| 2020 | 66 t | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 51 t | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 12 t | -76.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226.38 t | 198 t | 249 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 186.5 t | 153 t | 206 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 120 t | 65 t | 163 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 43 t | 12 t | 66 t | 3 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 198,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 12 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 249 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 t in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 – 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).