4.1.9. Quantity of active substances of pesticides placed on the market (2011–)*

(tonnes)

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Denomination 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Fungicides and Bactericides
inorganic fungicides 1 510 1 526 1 402 1 595 1 724 1 842 2 183 1 716 1 227
fungicides based on carbamates and dithiocarbamates 544 497 556 446 514 505 484 399 203
fungicides based on benzimidazoles 94 105 108 110 90 … 99 104 115
fungicides based on imidazoles and triazoles 201 275 329 438 462 464 479 463 453
fungicides based on morpholines 48 61 71 84 88 … 63 65 69
biological fungicides x x x 6 0 0 0 0 0
other fungicides 526 677 772 1 001 989 863 863 788 729
total 2 923 3 141 3 238 3 680 3 868 3 835 4 171 3 535 2 796
Herbicides. Haulm Destructors and Moss Killers
herbicides based on phenoxy-phytohormones 201 331 177 193 159 215 321 183 222
herbicides based on triazines and triazinones 230 279 324 307 315 298 307 317 343
herbicides based on amides and anilides 1 186 1 073 979 1 042 1 102 1 072 1 080 945 762
herbicides based on carbamates and bis-carbamates 9 15 14 8 8 7 8 10 5
herbicides based on dinitroaniline derivatives 251 294 355 334 367 236 142 254 226
herbicides based on derivatives of urea, of uracil or of sulfonylurea 88 113 108 123 150 258 124 138 123
other herbicides 1 703 1 720 1 605 2 005 2 170 2 494 2 288 1 976 2 225
total 3 668 3 824 3 562 4 011 4 270 4 580 4 270 3 823 3 906
Insecticides and Acaricides
insecticides based on pyrethroids 61 69 85 110 94 80 90 77 110
insecticides based on chlorinated hydrocarbons .. .. .. 0 .. 0 0 .. 3
insecticides based on carbamates and oxime-carbamate 19 9 14 16 22 24 31 23 18
insecticides based on organophosphates 153 151 165 362 376 277 250 256 129
biological and botanical product based insecticides 0 0 1 6 3 3 5 .. 12
other insecticides 288 381 342 428 335 462 489 429 430
total 522 610 607 922 830 845 865 793 702
Molluscicides, total 2 1 2 4 7 6 2 1 1
of which: molluscicides 2 .. 2 4 7 6 2 1 1
Plant Growth Regulators, total: 224 209 186 203 288 192 203 169 179
Other Plant Protection Products, total: 1 135 357 173 191 231 309 248 219 243
Grand total 8 473 8 142 7 767 9 011 9 494 9 767 9 759 8 540 7 827
*Data collection is based on the requirements and annexes of EC regulation 1185/2009. In Hungary quantity of pesticides placed on the market is collected by National Food Chain Safety Office based on EC regulation 1107/2009. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011