Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides was 15,255 Tonnes in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
15,255 Tonnes
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
5th
of 12 countries
All-time high
31,321 Tonnes
in 1990
All-time low
13,029 Tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
17
1990–2022
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom stood at 15,255 Tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom peaked at 31,321 Tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13,029 Tonnes, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,321 Tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 28,323 Tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 29,080 Tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 31,253 Tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 31,115 Tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 28,700 Tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 27,172 Tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 28,106 Tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 19,065 Tonnes | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 19,018 Tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14,564 Tonnes | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 15,799 Tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 16,434 Tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 17,254 Tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 17,562 Tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 13,029 Tonnes | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 15,255 Tonnes | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,218 Tonnes | 28,323 Tonnes | 31,321 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2000s | 24,412 Tonnes | 19,018 Tonnes | 28,700 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 16,323 Tonnes | 14,564 Tonnes | 17,562 Tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 14,142 Tonnes | 13,029 Tonnes | 15,255 Tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 2 Türkiye 57,766 Tonnes compare
- 2 Argentina 365,320 Tonnes compare
- 3 Indonesia 294,935 Tonnes compare
- 3 Poland 24,047 Tonnes compare
- 4 China 229,026 Tonnes compare
- 5 Australia 194,962 Tonnes compare
- 6 Russia 97,018 Tonnes compare
- 6 Netherlands 7,793 Tonnes compare
- 7 Mexico 92,553 Tonnes compare
- 7 Lithuania 3,658 Tonnes compare
- 8 France 69,831 Tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Production of cow's milk on farms by NUTS 2 region 15,731 (2019)
- Utilised agricultural area (UAA) managed by low-, medium- and 5.16 million Hectare (2019)
- Tenure of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area, sex 15.57 million Hectare (2016)
- Main farm land use by NUTS 2 region 18.29 million Hectare (2016)
- Estimates of Support to Agriculture — Consumer Support Estimate -2,792 Euro (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 4.78 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 49.14 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 4.13 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Estimates of Support to Agriculture — Based on long-term resource 93.81 Euro (2024)
- Estimates of Support to Agriculture — Marketing and promotion 61.82 Euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom?
- Pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United Kingdom was 15,255 Tonnes in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 31,321 Tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,029 Tonnes in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 12 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 — Total sales of agricultural pesticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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