Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Sweden
Sweden: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 71 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 71 t for plant growth regulators — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 144.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Sweden peaked at 71 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 46th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Sweden, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48 t | — |
| 1991 | 42 t | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 31 t | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 38 t | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 44 t | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 31 t | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 26 t | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 35 t | — |
| 2001 | 38 t | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 48 t | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 23 t | -52.1% |
| 2004 | 18 t | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 20 t | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 18 t | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 28 t | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 38 t | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 32 t | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 20 t | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 21 t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 9 t | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 26 t | +188.9% |
| 2014 | 29 t | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22 t | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 32 t | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 50 t | +56.2% |
| 2019 | 34 t | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 64 t | +88.2% |
| 2021 | 70 t | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 71 t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 71 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71 t | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 71 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7 t, 10.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 71 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56 t, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 t | 0 t | 48 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8 t | 18 t | 48 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2 t | 9 t | 50 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4 t | 64 t | 71 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Sweden?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Sweden was 71 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 71 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Sweden ranks 46th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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).