Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Austria
Austria: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 5,232 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Austria stood at 5,232 t.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Austria peaked at 6,069 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,079 t, in 2002.
Austria ranks 63rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,765 t | 3,340 t | 4,487 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,459 t | 3,079 t | 4,247 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,016 t | 3,097 t | 5,280 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,582 t | 5,232 t | 6,069 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 60 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
- 61 Belgium 5,519 t compare
- 62 New Zealand 5,285 t compare
- 64 Mongolia 5,115 t compare
- 65 Belarus 5,107 t compare
- 66 Burkina Faso 4,304 t compare
More environment data for Austria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.32 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Austria?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Austria was 5,232 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,069 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,079 t in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Austria ranks 63rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).