Germany vs Italy: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Germany
3.81 kg/ha
in 2024
Italy
4.29 kg/ha
in 2024
Germany rank
69th
Italy rank
67th

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
2468199020072024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.29 kg/ha against 3.81 kg/ha in Germany, a difference of 0.48 kg/ha.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 69th and Italy ranks 67th of 187 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 2.49 kg/ha 7.55 kg/ha 5.06 kg/ha Italy
2000s 3.08 kg/ha 7.86 kg/ha 4.78 kg/ha Italy
2010s 3.77 kg/ha 6.5 kg/ha 2.73 kg/ha Italy
2020s 3.89 kg/ha 4.92 kg/ha 1.03 kg/ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Germany or Italy?
Italy, at 4.29 kg/ha against 3.81 kg/ha in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Germany and Italy?
0.48 kg/ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Germany ranks 69th and Italy ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).