Insecticide use in Lithuania
Lithuania: Insecticide use was 40 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 40 for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Lithuania peaked at 86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.
Lithuania ranks 140th of 211 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.
Insecticide use in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52 | — |
| 1993 | 11 | -78.8% |
| 1994 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +400.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 15 | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 26 | +73.3% |
| 2012 | 45 | +73.1% |
| 2013 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 33 | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 45 | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 54 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 76 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 86 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 31 | -64.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 40 | +21.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 40 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 44% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 40 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198, 20% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +400.0% | 7 | 35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 | 3 | 52 | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.2 | 6 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2 | 15 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5 | 31 | 86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Lithuania?
- Insecticide use in Lithuania was 40 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
- How does Lithuania rank for insecticide use?
- Lithuania ranks 140th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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