Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides was 7,871 Tonnes in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7,871 Tonnes
Change on year
up 29.0%
World rank
4th
of 12 countries
All-time high
10,232 Tonnes
in 1990
All-time low
6,102 Tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
17
1990–2022
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United Kingdom stood at 7,871 Tonnes.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United Kingdom peaked at 10,232 Tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,102 Tonnes, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,232 Tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 8,506 Tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 7,028 Tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 8,266 Tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 8,699 Tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 8,229 Tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 8,365 Tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8,801 Tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7,164 Tonnes | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 8,194 Tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 6,269 Tonnes | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 6,658 Tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 7,132 Tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 7,811 Tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 8,443 Tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 6,102 Tonnes | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 7,871 Tonnes | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,546 Tonnes | 7,028 Tonnes | 10,232 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,151 Tonnes | 7,164 Tonnes | 8,801 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 7,262 Tonnes | 6,269 Tonnes | 8,443 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,986 Tonnes | 6,102 Tonnes | 7,871 Tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Viet Nam 33,660 Tonnes compare
- 1 United States 328,894 Tonnes compare
- 1 Argentina 333,613 Tonnes compare
- 2 Türkiye 15,509 Tonnes compare
- 2 Brazil 234,384 Tonnes compare
- 3 Australia 158,617 Tonnes compare
- 3 Poland 12,980 Tonnes compare
- 4 China 94,876 Tonnes compare
- 5 Canada 80,911 Tonnes compare
- 6 Indonesia 65,377 Tonnes compare
- 6 Lithuania 2,602 Tonnes compare
- 7 Russian Federation 43,158 Tonnes compare
- 7 Netherlands 2,167 Tonnes compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United Kingdom?
- Pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United Kingdom was 7,871 Tonnes in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10,232 Tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,102 Tonnes in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 12 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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