Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Portugal
Portugal: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 6 t in 2022. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Portugal, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2022, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Portugal stood at 6 t. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.0% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Portugal peaked at 548 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6 t, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 61st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 345 t | — |
| 1992 | 290 t | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 272 t | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 239 t | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 257 t | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 225 t | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 266 t | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 268 t | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 267 t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 255 t | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 548 t | +114.9% |
| 2008 | 323 t | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 321 t | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 317 t | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 302 t | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 325 t | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 270 t | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 284 t | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 293 t | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 344 t | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 390 t | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 159 t | -59.2% |
| 2019 | 164 t | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 12 t | -92.7% |
| 2021 | 25 t | +108.3% |
| 2022 | 6 t | -76.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 t, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 t, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +114.9% | 255 t | 548 t |
| 2021 | +108.3% | 12 t | 25 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270.25 t | 225 t | 345 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 342.8 t | 255 t | 548 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 284.8 t | 159 t | 390 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.33 t | 6 t | 25 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Portugal?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Portugal was 6 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 548 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 t in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Portugal ranks 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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).