Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Ireland
Ireland: Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides was 1,675 Tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Ireland, 2011–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Ireland stood at 1,675 Tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Ireland peaked at 2,812 Tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,675 Tonnes, in 2024.
That places Ireland 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,812 Tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 1,808 Tonnes | -35.7% |
| 2013 | 2,005 Tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2,392 Tonnes | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 2,482 Tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2,243 Tonnes | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 1,916 Tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 1,833 Tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1,845 Tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,262 Tonnes | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 2,346 Tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,863 Tonnes | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 1,716 Tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1,675 Tonnes | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,148 Tonnes | 1,808 Tonnes | 2,812 Tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,972 Tonnes | 1,675 Tonnes | 2,346 Tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Ireland?
- Pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Ireland was 1,675 Tonnes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,812 Tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,675 Tonnes in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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