Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 5 t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2022, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Bulgaria stood at 5 t. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 54.5% on the previous year and down 98.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Bulgaria peaked at 440 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 63rd out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 212 t | — |
| 2018 | 312 t | +47.2% |
| 2019 | 440 t | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 11 t | -97.5% |
| 2022 | 5 t | -54.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 6 t, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 t, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212 t | 212 t | 212 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 376 t | 312 t | 440 t | 2 |
| 2020s | 8 t | 5 t | 11 t | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % 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 -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Bulgaria?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Bulgaria was 5 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 440 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).