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    Eurostat releases big data on pesticide sales in Europe for the first time

    • Last Update: 2022-03-21
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The latest data from Eurostat shows that in 2013, the total sales of pesticides in the EU market was about 360,000 tons.
    Spain ranked first with 19.
    5%, followed by France (18.
    7%) and Italy (13.
    8).
    %), Germany (12.
    3%) and Poland (6.
    2%)
    .
    These data represent the first set of comprehensive data collected after the harmonised system established in accordance with the EU Pesticide Statistics Regulation (1185/2009)
    .
    Eurostat has added it as a new part to its annual agricultural, forestry and fishery statistics report
    .
    The European Crop Protection Association has been collecting data on pesticide sales in its member countries for many years.
    In December 2014, the association released data for 2013
    .
    In the data released by Eurostat, fungicides and bactericides accounted for 42% of the total pesticide sales, ranking first, and herbicides, defoliants and bryozoans accounted for 35%.
    Ranked second
    .
    Insecticides and acaricides accounted for 5%, plant growth regulators accounted for 3%, and molluscicides accounted for 1%
    .
    ? Eurostat divides these data by the agricultural area where pesticides are used in each country to get the amount of pesticides used per hectare
    .
    Bulgaria has the smallest pesticide usage per unit area, 0.
    24 kg/hm2
    .
    Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Sweden, Romania, Lithuania and the United Kingdom all use pesticides below 1 kg/hm2
    .
    Among the four countries with the highest total pesticide sales, only Italy ranked in the top four with 4.
    01 kg/hm2
    .
    The pesticide usage in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Germany and France are all above 2 kg/hm2
    .
    Malta has created the highest record of pesticide use, 13.
    59 kg/hm2
    .
    In Malta, sulfur is the most sold and used active ingredient
    .
    ? Regulation 1185/2009 is part of the implementation of the EU Sustainable Pesticide Directive (2009/128)
    .
    These data will be used to evaluate the implementation of the directive, aiming to reduce the impact of pesticide use on health and the environment
    .
    ? Table 1? European pesticide sales in 2013 (kg)? National fungicides, bactericides, herbicides, defoliants, bryozoans, insecticides, acaricides, molluscicides, plant growth regulators, other Austria 1492799 1227015 238197 13472 45385 80571 Belgium 2463260 2486428
    .
    Cypriot data is missing
    .
    Source: Eurostat
    .
    (Pesticide News)
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