Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Latvia
Latvia: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 37 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Latvia stood at 37 t.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Latvia peaked at 41 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 57th 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.
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Latvia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 t | — |
| 1993 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 t | +1400.0% |
| 2001 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 t | -46.7% |
| 2003 | 3 t | -62.5% |
| 2004 | 9 t | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 4 t | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 1 t | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 7 t | +600.0% |
| 2008 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 8 t | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 7 t | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 4 t | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 10 t | +150.0% |
| 2013 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 22 t | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 18 t | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 28 t | +55.6% |
| 2017 | 31 t | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 33 t | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 36 t | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 41 t | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 21 t | -48.8% |
| 2022 | 23 t | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 27 t | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 37 t | +37.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 37 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 94 t, 39% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 37 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80 t, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1400.0% | 1 t | 15 t |
| 2007 | +600.0% | 1 t | 7 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 t | 1 t | 2 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.9 t | 1 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 t | 4 t | 36 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8 t | 21 t | 41 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Latvia?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Latvia was 37 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 41 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Latvia ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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).