This statistic shows the glyphosate use in the United States in selected years from 1974 to 2014, in thousand kilograms, by sector. In 1974, some 363 thousand kilograms of glyphosate were used in the agricultural sector in the U.S., while 272 thousand kilograms were used in the non-agricultural sector. In 2014, some 113.4 million kilograms of glyphosate were used in the U.S. agricultural sector, while 12 million kilograms were used in the non-agricultural sector. Glyphosate is a widely-used herbicide, also known by the trade name Roundup.
Glyphosate use in the United States from 1974 to 2014, by sector (in 1,000 kilograms)*
* Data in thousands of kilograms of glyphosate active ingredient. From the National Agriculture Statistical Service pesticide use data and the Environmental Protection Agency pesticide industry and use reports (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007).
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Environmental Sciences Europe. (February 2, 2016). Glyphosate use in the United States from 1974 to 2014, by sector (in 1,000 kilograms)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/567210/glyphosate-use-in-the-united-states-in-kilograms-by-sector/
Environmental Sciences Europe. "Glyphosate use in the United States from 1974 to 2014, by sector (in 1,000 kilograms)*." Chart. February 2, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/567210/glyphosate-use-in-the-united-states-in-kilograms-by-sector/
Environmental Sciences Europe. (2016). Glyphosate use in the United States from 1974 to 2014, by sector (in 1,000 kilograms)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/567210/glyphosate-use-in-the-united-states-in-kilograms-by-sector/
Environmental Sciences Europe. "Glyphosate Use in The United States from 1974 to 2014, by Sector (in 1,000 Kilograms)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/567210/glyphosate-use-in-the-united-states-in-kilograms-by-sector/
Environmental Sciences Europe, Glyphosate use in the United States from 1974 to 2014, by sector (in 1,000 kilograms)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/567210/glyphosate-use-in-the-united-states-in-kilograms-by-sector/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Glyphosate use in the United States from 1974 to 2014, by sector (in 1,000 kilograms)* [Graph], Environmental Sciences Europe, February 2, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/567210/glyphosate-use-in-the-united-states-in-kilograms-by-sector/
