Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Ireland
Ireland: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 105 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Ireland stood at 105 t.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Ireland peaked at 337 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63 t, in 1996.
Ireland ranks 39th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 116 t | — |
| 1991 | 116 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 116 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 116 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 116 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 106 t | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 63 t | -40.6% |
| 1997 | 105 t | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 165 t | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 129 t | -21.8% |
| 2000 | 133 t | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 151 t | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 244 t | +61.6% |
| 2003 | 153 t | -37.3% |
| 2004 | 199 t | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 174 t | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 141 t | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 163 t | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 211 t | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 79 t | -62.6% |
| 2010 | 254 t | +221.5% |
| 2011 | 188 t | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 242 t | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 247 t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 248 t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 255 t | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 216 t | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 316 t | +46.3% |
| 2018 | 161 t | -49.1% |
| 2019 | 157 t | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 149 t | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 280 t | +87.9% |
| 2022 | 337 t | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 118 t | -65.0% |
| 2024 | 105 t | -11.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 105 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7 t, 15.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 105 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56 t, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +221.5% | 79 t | 254 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114.8 t | 63 t | 165 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 164.8 t | 79 t | 244 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.4 t | 157 t | 316 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.8 t | 105 t | 337 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 36 New Zealand 114 t compare
- 36 Australia and New Zealand 114 t compare
- 38 Kazakhstan 110 t compare
- 40 Hungary 101 t compare
- 41 Myanmar 99 t compare
- 42 Argentina 98 t compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Ireland?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Ireland was 105 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 337 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 t in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).