Glyphosate represented one-third of European herbicide sales in 2017 based on volume. Worldwide, it is the most widely used herbicide. In 2017, glyphosate accounted for a 78 percent share of herbicide sales in Greece, the largest proportion of herbicide sales in any European country that year.
Glyphosate share of herbicide sales in Europe in 2017, by selected country
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*Estimated by the authors based on the total volume of herbicides sold in each country and the average share that glyphosate represents among
herbicides in European countries for which data was available (an average of 38 percent of the volume of herbicides sales).
**Sales to the agricultural sector and private entities; sales to other sectors (railways, etc.) were not included.
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MDPI (Sustainability). (July 15, 2020). Glyphosate share of herbicide sales in Europe in 2017, by selected country (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089796/glyphosate-share-of-european-herbicide-sales-by-country/
MDPI (Sustainability). "Glyphosate share of herbicide sales in Europe in 2017, by selected country (in percent)." Chart. July 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089796/glyphosate-share-of-european-herbicide-sales-by-country/
MDPI (Sustainability). (2020). Glyphosate share of herbicide sales in Europe in 2017, by selected country (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089796/glyphosate-share-of-european-herbicide-sales-by-country/
MDPI (Sustainability). "Glyphosate Share of Herbicide Sales in Europe in 2017, by Selected Country (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089796/glyphosate-share-of-european-herbicide-sales-by-country/
MDPI (Sustainability), Glyphosate share of herbicide sales in Europe in 2017, by selected country (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089796/glyphosate-share-of-european-herbicide-sales-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Glyphosate share of herbicide sales in Europe in 2017, by selected country (in percent) [Graph], MDPI (Sustainability), July 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089796/glyphosate-share-of-european-herbicide-sales-by-country/
