Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Honduras
Honduras: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 80 t in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Honduras, 1990–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 80 t for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 43.3% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Honduras peaked at 2,090 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80 t, in 2012.
That places Honduras 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Honduras, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,090 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,395 t | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 923 t | -33.8% |
| 2006 | 121 t | -86.9% |
| 2007 | 127 t | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 129 t | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 88 t | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 161 t | +83.0% |
| 2011 | 141 t | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 80 t | -43.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 80 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121 t, 66% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 80 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 342.5 t, 23% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,469 t | 923 t | 2,090 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 116.25 t | 88 t | 129 t | 4 |
| 2010s | 127.33 t | 80 t | 161 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Honduras?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Honduras was 80 t in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2,090 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 t in 2012.
- How does Honduras rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Honduras ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2012.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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).