Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Ireland
Ireland: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 20 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Ireland is 20 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 26 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 65th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 6.83 t | 2 t | 13 t | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.44 t | 0 t | 9 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.5 t | 0 t | 26 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 t | 16 t | 20 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Ireland?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Ireland was 20 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Ireland ranks 65th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - nes — 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).