Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Ireland
Ireland: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use was 2 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2 t for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 16 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2023.
That places Ireland 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5.67 t | 2 t | 16 t | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.1 t | 5 t | 8 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 t | 2 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 t | 1 t | 2 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Ireland?
- Insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Ireland was 2 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Pyrethroids — 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).