Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use was 405 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Italy is 405 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 154.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 405 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47 t, in 1998.
That places Italy 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 52 t | 47 t | 57 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.7 t | 53 t | 120 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.7 t | 129 t | 174 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.6 t | 179 t | 405 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 38.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,574 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 635 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,398 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 53.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Italy?
- Insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Italy was 405 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 405 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 t in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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).