Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 35.1%
World rank
17th
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.38 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and up 126.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 4.38 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Ireland 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, 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 value, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1963 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +322.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 1969 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0306 1000 USD per square kilometre | +258.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | -71.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0276 1000 USD per square kilometre | +221.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0282 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0609 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0534 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0543 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0558 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0469 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0343 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0794 1000 USD per square kilometre | +131.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0973 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0876 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.097 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1267 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.207 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3765 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4727 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5585 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6586 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5864 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.461 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4519 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4179 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4845 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.604 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5508 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.438 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2008 | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +129.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6235 1000 USD per square kilometre | -61.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7461 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 2.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 2.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 3.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 4.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5234 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +322.4% | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +258.2% | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +221.6% | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0276 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0611 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0343 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0973 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3903 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.097 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7071 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6374 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4179 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7461 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 14 Switzerland 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 Spain 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Italy 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bahrain 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Poland 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 20 Guatemala 2.25 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9662 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ireland was 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.