Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,647 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 200,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 409,949 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 42,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,362 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 157,473 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 112,591 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,048 1000 USD (2024)
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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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).