Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Denmark
Denmark: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,378 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Denmark is 3,378 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Denmark peaked at 5,959 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,822 t, in 2014.
That places Denmark 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,175 t | 2,867 t | 5,650 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,198 t | 2,836 t | 4,145 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,360 t | 1,822 t | 5,959 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,218 t | 2,975 t | 3,378 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 493 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 252 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 222 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 28 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 90.36 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,354 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Denmark?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Denmark was 3,378 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5,959 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,822 t in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Denmark ranks 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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).