Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Greece
Greece: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 47 t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Greece, 1994–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2022, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Greece stood at 47 t. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Greece peaked at 2,275 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 47 t, in 2022.
That places Greece 43rd out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 1,719 t | 1,227 t | 2,275 t | 4 |
| 2000s | 277 t | 60 t | 545 t | 4 |
| 2010s | 341.8 t | 66 t | 529 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.33 t | 47 t | 172 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 69.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,001 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 306 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,127 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,053 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 36.58 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,835 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Greece?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Greece was 47 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,275 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 t in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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).