Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Estonia
Estonia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 8 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 8 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Estonia peaked at 33 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1996.
That places Estonia 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Estonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18 t | — |
| 1993 | 4 t | -77.8% |
| 1994 | 2 t | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 t | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2 t | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 7 t | +250.0% |
| 2006 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 18 t | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 22 t | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 16 t | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 20 t | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 21 t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 24 t | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 22 t | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 28 t | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 13 t | -53.6% |
| 2016 | 1 t | -92.3% |
| 2017 | 26 t | +2500.0% |
| 2018 | 29 t | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 33 t | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 16 t | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 8 t | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 t | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 10% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 t, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2500.0% | 1 t | 26 t |
| 2005 | +250.0% | 2 t | 7 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.25 t | 1 t | 18 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.1 t | 2 t | 22 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7 t | 1 t | 33 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 t | 8 t | 16 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 166 Papua New Guinea 10 t compare
- 167 Anguilla 9 t compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 9 t compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 8 t compare
- 171 Kiribati 7 t compare
- 171 Mongolia 7 t compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Estonia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Estonia was 8 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Estonia ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).