Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Finland
Finland: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 9 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Finland, 1990–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Finland stood at 9 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.0% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Finland peaked at 99 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2010.
Finland ranks 60th of 91 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8 t | 23 t | 99 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5 t | 8 t | 43 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 t | 1 t | 9 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 48.73 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 3,450 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 0.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 99.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Finland?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Finland was 9 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Finland ranks 60th out of 91 countries with data for 2013.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).