Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Spain
Spain: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 186 t in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Spain, 2011–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Spain recorded 186 t for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Spain peaked at 2,572 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 186 t, in 2021.
Spain ranks 25th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,094 t | 425 t | 2,572 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 197 t | 186 t | 208 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 22 Sudan (former) 210 t
- 23 Nicaragua 206 t
- 24 Panama 190 t compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 181 t
- 27 New Zealand 162 t
- 28 Malawi 158 t compare
More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Spain?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Spain was 186 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,572 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 186 t in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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).