Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 53,507 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 53,507 t for pesticides (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.0% on the previous year and up 150.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Ireland peaked at 68,818 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 941.06 t, in 1990.
That places Ireland 20th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 941.06 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,245 t | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 1,514 t | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 1,556 t | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3,278 t | +110.6% |
| 1995 | 3,716 t | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 5,212 t | +40.3% |
| 1997 | 6,473 t | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 6,579 t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 4,771 t | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 4,460 t | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 4,289 t | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 5,252 t | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 4,985 t | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 7,312 t | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 5,039 t | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 5,143 t | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13,666 t | +165.7% |
| 2008 | 13,571 t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,524 t | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 13,655 t | +109.3% |
| 2011 | 18,808 t | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 19,414 t | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 19,910 t | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 21,359 t | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 23,176 t | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 34,724 t | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 68,818 t | +98.2% |
| 2018 | 46,275 t | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 45,224 t | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 55,595 t | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 55,888 t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 45,999 t | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 38,482 t | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 53,507 t | +39.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 53,507 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,343 t, 22.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 53,507 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,374 t, 15.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,529 t | 941.06 t | 6,579 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,024 t | 4,289 t | 13,666 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,136 t | 13,655 t | 68,818 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,894 t | 38,482 t | 55,888 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in Ireland?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in Ireland was 53,507 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 68,818 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 941.06 t in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.5%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.