Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Croatia
Croatia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,600 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Croatia is 1,600 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Croatia peaked at 3,418 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,224 t, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 94th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Croatia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,304 t | — |
| 1993 | 2,675 t | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 3,047 t | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 3,418 t | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 3,148 t | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 3,042 t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,935 t | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,829 t | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2,723 t | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,616 t | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2,510 t | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 2,403 t | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,297 t | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,184 t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2,214 t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,079 t | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2,453 t | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 2,135 t | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 1,605 t | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 1,682 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1,759 t | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2,006 t | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 2,119 t | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2,311 t | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,861 t | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 1,577 t | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1,698 t | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 1,564 t | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 1,655 t | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1,470 t | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 1,508 t | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,224 t | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 1,600 t | +30.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,600 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1,600 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,925 t | 2,304 t | 3,418 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,361 t | 2,079 t | 2,723 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,818 t | 1,564 t | 2,311 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,491 t | 1,224 t | 1,655 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % 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 -1.23 % 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Croatia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Croatia was 1,600 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,418 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,224 t in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Croatia ranks 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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).