The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations started the collection of data on consumption of major individual pesticides products about three decades ago. However, the response to the related Pesticides Consumption Annual Questionnaire sent to all member countries was not very encouraging. Therefore, in 1986 in co-operation with the Commission of the European Union, a study was undertaken to find ways to improve the country coverage of the data. The present work of collecting data on groups of pesticides is a result of the recommendations of this study. Data collected earlier have been published in various issues of the Production Yearbook. The present database refers to the quantity of pesticides used in or sold to the agricultural sector for crops and seeds; data are expressed in metric tons of active ingredients.
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ALGERIA
Data refer to sales of pesticide products.
CAMEROON
Up to the year 1992 data refer to quantities of formulated products imported into the country.
ERITREA
1996 to 1998 data are preliminary.
KENYA
In the years 2000 and 2001 "INSECTICIDES" data do not include "Botanical products and Biologicals", because the percentage of active ingredients is not available for these products.
MAURITIUS
Starting in 1994 data refer to formulated products.
RWANDA
2001 data are partial.
TANZANIA
Data reported are not the actual consumption, as some quantities were imported into the country without importation permits and therefore not recorded.
COSTA RICA
Up to 1997 data refer to quantities of formulated products. Starting in 1998 data are expressed in active ingredients.
HONDURAS
Data refer to quantities imported into the country for agricultural use. In the years 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994 data are expressed in formulated products.
JAMAICA
Data refer to total import of formulated products since information on stocks and products is not available.
PANAMA
Data are expressed in commercial product.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Data refer to formulated products.
USA
"MINERAL OILS" figures include Sulfur Oil and Other Pesticides, "RODENTICIDES" figures include Molluscicides.
COLOMBIA
Data referring to "MINERAL OILS" include adjuvants for the years 1990 to 1995.
ISRAEL
"INSECTICIDES" figures include Rodenticides.
SYRIA
Data refer to formulated products.
AUSTRIA
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in agriculture.
BELGIUM
Data refer to sale and not consumption. "HERBICIDES" figures also include quantity of herbicides sold for non-agricultural use.
DENMARK
Data refer to sales for the agricultural use.
ESTONIA
Data from 1992 to 1996 refer to use of pesticides in the enterprises only; starting in 1997 data refer to use of pesticides in both enterprises and private farms.
FINLAND
Data refer to sales for the agricultural use.
GERMANY
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in agriculture.
GREECE
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in agriculture.
IRELAND
Data referring to the herbicides products "AMIDES" and "DINITROANILINES" are included in "OTHER HERBICIDES" in the years 1996 and 1997.
ITALY
Up to 1995 data refer to distribution of formulated products for use in the agricultural sector. From 1996 data refer to distribution of active ingredients.
NORWAY
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in agriculture.
PORTUGAL
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in agriculture. The increase in sales between 1994 and 1995 is mainly due to an increase in the number of companies included in the survey.
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Data may refer to formulated products. Starting in 1999, data for Kosovo and Metohia are not included.
SLOVAKIA
Data may refer to formulated products.
SLOVENIA
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in agriculture.
SPAIN
Up to 1995 data were collected as volume of formulated products. Estimated volumes of active ingredients are derived from data using a correction factor which is calculated for each year based on average products usage. ECPA source.
UK
Data refer to sales for application to crops and seeds in the agricultural sector.
FIJI
Data may refer to formulated products.
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