Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Romania
Romania: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use was 162 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Romania, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Romania stood at 162 t.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Romania peaked at 183 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73 t, in 2014.
Romania ranks 20th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Romania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 139 t | — |
| 2012 | 81 t | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 77 t | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 73 t | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 76 t | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 93 t | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 132 t | +41.9% |
| 2018 | 183 t | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 169 t | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 108 t | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 173 t | +60.2% |
| 2022 | 157 t | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 161 t | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 162 t | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 162 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 15 t, 10.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 162 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15 t, 10.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 113.67 t | 73 t | 183 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 152.2 t | 108 t | 173 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % 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 -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Romania?
- Insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Romania was 162 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 183 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 t in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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).