Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,647 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,647 t
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
70th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6,660 t
in 2019
All-time low
1,002 t
in 2014
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria, 1990–2024

2.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 3.9k t1991: 3.9k t1992: 3.9k t1993: 3.8k t1994: 3.6k t1995: 3.5k t1996: 3.4k t1997: 3.3k t1998: 3.1k t1999: 3.0k t2000: 2.9k t2001: 2.7k t2002: 2.6k t2003: 2.5k t2004: 2.4k t2005: 2.2k t2006: 2.1k t2007: 2.0k t2008: 1.8k t2009: 1.7k t2010: 1.6k t2011: 1.5k t2012: 1.3k t2013: 1.2k t2014: 1.0k t2015: 1.5k t2016: 3.8k t2017: 3.4k t2018: 5.0k t2019: 6.7k t2020: 4.2k t2021: 4.5k t2022: 4.4k t2023: 3.4k t2024: 3.6k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 3,647 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 264.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bulgaria peaked at 6,660 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,002 t, in 2014.

Bulgaria ranks 70th of 194 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,546 t 3,005 t 3,906 t 10
2000s 2,297 t 1,717 t 2,876 t 10
2010s 2,697 t 1,002 t 6,660 t 10
2020s 4,034 t 3,430 t 4,482 t 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 67 Tunisia 4,047 t compare
  2. 68 Czechia 3,952 t compare
  3. 69 Lithuania 3,658 t compare
  4. 71 Finland 3,414 t compare
  5. 72 Denmark 3,378 t compare
  6. 73 El Salvador 3,307 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bulgaria?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bulgaria was 3,647 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 6,660 t in 2019.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,002 t in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 264.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
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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).