Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Switzerland
Switzerland: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 0 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0 t for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Switzerland peaked at 60 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 78th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6 t | 31 t | 60 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 24 t | 18 t | 32 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 t | 9 t | 22 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t | 0 t | 3 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 78 Austria 0 t compare
- 78 Bahrain 0 t compare
- 78 Estonia 0 t compare
- 78 Iceland 0 t compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t compare
- 78 Latvia 0 t compare
- 78 Lithuania 0 t compare
- 78 Luxembourg 0 t compare
- 78 Malta 0 t compare
- 78 Montenegro 0 t compare
- 78 Norway 0 t compare
- 78 Samoa 0 t compare
- 78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 12.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 178.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,066 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 25.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 398.38 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Switzerland?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Switzerland was 0 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 60 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Switzerland ranks 78th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).