Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Uruguay
Uruguay: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 17 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Uruguay is 17 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Uruguay peaked at 38 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6 t, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 t | — |
| 1991 | 16 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 t | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 9 t | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 29 t | +222.2% |
| 1995 | 22 t | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 7 t | -68.2% |
| 1997 | 10 t | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 t | +60.0% |
| 2000 | 20 t | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 38 t | +90.0% |
| 2002 | 13 t | -65.8% |
| 2003 | 6 t | -53.8% |
| 2004 | 13 t | +116.7% |
| 2005 | 11 t | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 15 t | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 12 t | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 15 t | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 7 t | -53.3% |
| 2011 | 11 t | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 15 t | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 17 t | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 30 t | +76.5% |
| 2015 | 16 t | -46.7% |
| 2016 | 14 t | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 16 t | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 17 t | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 t | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 17 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7 t, 2.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 17 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5 t, 6.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +222.2% | 9 t | 29 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 t | 7 t | 29 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6 t | 6 t | 38 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 t | 7 t | 30 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 t | 17 t | 17 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 61 Malawi 22 t compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 20 t compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 20 t compare
- 64 El Salvador 17 t compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 15 t compare
- 67 Djibouti 14 t compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Uruguay?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Uruguay was 17 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 38 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 t in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Uruguay ranks 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).