This statistic displays the area of land covered by different types of agricultural pesticides across farms in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Fungicides were the most used agricultural pesticide in 2016.
Usage share of agricultural pesticide types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
(in area of land covered*)
*Hectares of land treated refers to "active substance treated area. This is the basic area treated by each active substance, multiplied by the number of times the area was treated e.g. A field of 3 ha is treated 4 times with active X. Therefore, the area treated is 12 ha (3x4). This data includes all agricultural pesticides used on all crop types, with every type of active substance/chemical, and includes pesticides used in seed treatment. The source does not further specify which pesticides fall into the "Others" category.
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Defra. (January 24, 2018). Usage share of agricultural pesticide types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in area of land covered*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/662926/share-agricultural-pesticides-types-used-uk-area/
Defra. "Usage share of agricultural pesticide types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in area of land covered*)." Chart. January 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/662926/share-agricultural-pesticides-types-used-uk-area/
Defra. (2018). Usage share of agricultural pesticide types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in area of land covered*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/662926/share-agricultural-pesticides-types-used-uk-area/
Defra. "Usage Share of Agricultural Pesticide Types in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016 (in Area of Land Covered*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/662926/share-agricultural-pesticides-types-used-uk-area/
Defra, Usage share of agricultural pesticide types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 (in area of land covered*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/662926/share-agricultural-pesticides-types-used-uk-area/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
