Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 49 t in 2022. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1998–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Italy is 49 t, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 71.8% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 2,388 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 49 t, in 2022.
That places Italy 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,337 t | — |
| 1999 | 2,388 t | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,203 t | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 2,013 t | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 2,045 t | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,239 t | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 1,633 t | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 1,602 t | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,605 t | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,481 t | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 983 t | -33.6% |
| 2009 | 598 t | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 680 t | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1,774 t | +160.9% |
| 2012 | 1,630 t | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 1,322 t | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 1,386 t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1,478 t | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1,268 t | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 1,124 t | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 858 t | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 865 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 293 t | -66.1% |
| 2021 | 174 t | -40.6% |
| 2022 | 49 t | -71.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 49 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 t, 8.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Italy's 49 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 t, 9.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +160.9% | 680 t | 1,774 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,362 t | 2,337 t | 2,388 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,640 t | 598 t | 2,239 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,238 t | 680 t | 1,774 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 172 t | 49 t | 293 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Italy?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Italy was 49 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,388 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 t in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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).