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 124th of 216 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.22 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 261 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 273 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 71.79 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 705 1000 ha (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 124th out of 216 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).