Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Norway
Norway: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 12 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12 t for insecticides - nes — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Norway peaked at 12 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2002.
Norway ranks 66th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Norway, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 t | — |
| 1991 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 4 t | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 7 t | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 1 t | — |
| 2004 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 t | +200.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 12 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 94 t, 13% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Norway's 12 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80 t, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 t | 3 t | 7 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.4 t | 0 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 t | 3 t | 5 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 12 t | 12 t | 12 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Norway?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Norway was 12 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Norway ranks 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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).