Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Portugal
Portugal: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 856 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Portugal, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 856 t for insecticides - nes — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 40.8% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal peaked at 856 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8 t, in 1994.
That places Portugal 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 90.25 t | 8 t | 282 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 34.2 t | 23 t | 46 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 449.2 t | 46 t | 625 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 528.8 t | 209 t | 856 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 12 Thailand 2,147 t compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,365 t compare
- 14 Myanmar 1,004 t compare
- 16 Argentina 828 t compare
- 17 Bangladesh 808 t compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 739 t compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 53.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,037 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 880.86 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 854.52 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Portugal was 856 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 856 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 t in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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).