Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Estonia
Estonia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 775 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 775 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Estonia peaked at 886 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 133 t, in 1996.
Estonia ranks 115th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Estonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 469 t | — |
| 1993 | 170 t | -63.8% |
| 1994 | 176 t | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 154 t | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 133 t | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 200 t | +50.4% |
| 1998 | 195 t | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 187 t | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 315 t | +68.4% |
| 2001 | 329 t | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 331 t | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 323 t | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 351 t | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 386 t | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 452 t | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 460 t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 551 t | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 402 t | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 514 t | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 459 t | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 553 t | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 568 t | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 596 t | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 595 t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 714 t | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 700 t | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 636 t | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 745 t | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 767 t | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 886 t | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 777 t | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 709 t | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 775 t | +9.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 775 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 53% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 775 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210.5 t | 133 t | 469 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 390 t | 315 t | 551 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 608 t | 459 t | 745 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 782.8 t | 709 t | 886 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % 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 Estonia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Estonia was 775 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 886 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 t in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Estonia ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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).