Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides was 229.93 Tonnes in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
229.93 Tonnes
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
6th
of 11 countries
All-time high
925.23 Tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
229.93 Tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
17
1990–2022
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in United Kingdom is 229.93 Tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in United Kingdom peaked at 925.23 Tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 229.93 Tonnes, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 749.24 Tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 683.25 Tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 894 Tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 631.2 Tonnes | -29.4% |
| 1998 | 742.52 Tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 726.59 Tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 654.07 Tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 533.13 Tonnes | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 704.14 Tonnes | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 925.23 Tonnes | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 516.71 Tonnes | -44.2% |
| 2012 | 494.7 Tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 405.41 Tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 359.16 Tonnes | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 349.25 Tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 244.34 Tonnes | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 229.93 Tonnes | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 740.04 Tonnes | 631.2 Tonnes | 894 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2000s | 708.63 Tonnes | 533.13 Tonnes | 925.23 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 425.05 Tonnes | 349.25 Tonnes | 516.71 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 237.13 Tonnes | 229.93 Tonnes | 244.34 Tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 3 Brazil 60,607 Tonnes compare
- 4 Mexico 21,331 Tonnes compare
- 4 Netherlands 1,353 Tonnes compare
- 5 India 20,619 Tonnes compare
- 5 Poland 758.23 Tonnes compare
- 6 Germany 17,428 Tonnes compare
- 7 Russia 14,274 Tonnes compare
- 8 Croatia 70.52 Tonnes compare
- 8 Japan 13,382 Tonnes compare
- 9 Slovenia 46.42 Tonnes compare
- 9 Argentina 13,095 Tonnes compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in United Kingdom?
- Pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in United Kingdom was 229.93 Tonnes in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of insecticides recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 925.23 Tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of insecticides recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 229.93 Tonnes in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pesticide sales — sales of insecticides?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 11 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of insecticides rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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 insecticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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