Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Sweden
Sweden: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 2 t in 2011. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Sweden, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2011, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Sweden stood at 2 t. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Sweden peaked at 10 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 66th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 t | — |
| 1991 | 7 t | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 10 t | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 6 t | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 9 t | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 7 t | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 2 t | -71.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 6 t, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 t, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 t | 5 t | 10 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 8 t | 7 t | 9 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Sweden?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Sweden was 2 t in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Sweden ranks 66th out of 86 countries with data for 2011.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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).