Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in Greece
Greece: Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use was 2 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in Greece, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in Greece is 2 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in Greece peaked at 311 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2023.
Greece ranks 23rd of 55 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.
Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37 t | — |
| 1995 | 50 t | +35.1% |
| 1996 | 25 t | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 311 t | +1144.0% |
| 2006 | 73 t | -76.5% |
| 2007 | 75 t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 42 t | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 41 t | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 47 t | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 58 t | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 71 t | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 1 t | -98.6% |
| 2024 | 2 t | +100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1144.0% | 25 t | 311 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.75 t | 25 t | 311 t | 4 |
| 2000s | 74 t | 73 t | 75 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.8 t | 41 t | 71 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5 t | 1 t | 2 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in Greece?
- Insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in Greece was 2 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 311 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).