Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Spain
Spain: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 10,955 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Spain is 10,955 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Spain peaked at 16,862 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,857 t, in 1993.
Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,194 t | — |
| 1991 | 9,178 t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 6,742 t | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 5,857 t | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 10,646 t | +81.8% |
| 1995 | 9,538 t | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 9,758 t | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9,944 t | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 10,173 t | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9,985 t | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 10,470 t | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 11,781 t | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 11,630 t | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 11,645 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12,452 t | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 14,144 t | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 13,438 t | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 12,740 t | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 13,294 t | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 12,624 t | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 14,335 t | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 8,045 t | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 7,638 t | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 6,816 t | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 7,575 t | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 6,769 t | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 7,609 t | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 16,280 t | +114.0% |
| 2018 | 16,862 t | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 7,725 t | -54.2% |
| 2020 | 15,891 t | +105.7% |
| 2021 | 9,882 t | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 11,034 t | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 9,978 t | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 10,955 t | +9.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 10,955 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 141.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 10,955 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 t, 67.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Spain 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 | +114.0% | 7,609 t | 16,280 t |
| 2020 | +105.7% | 7,725 t | 15,891 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,102 t | 5,857 t | 10,646 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,422 t | 10,470 t | 14,144 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,965 t | 6,769 t | 16,862 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,548 t | 9,882 t | 15,891 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Nigeria 12,141 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 118 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 t compare
- 16 Italy 9,765 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2 t compare
- 17 South Africa 9,344 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 18 Cambodia 8,628 t compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Spain?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Spain was 10,955 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16,862 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,857 t in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).