Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Europe
Europe: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 470,342 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Europe, 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 Europe is 470,342 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Europe peaked at 531,720 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 425,845 t, in 2009.
That places Europe 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 473,497 t | 455,945 t | 502,623 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 447,689 t | 425,845 t | 487,259 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,500 t | 451,215 t | 531,720 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,280 t | 444,258 t | 512,443 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Brazil 755,489 t compare
- 2 Indonesia 295,413 t compare
- 3 Argentina 262,507 t compare
- 4 China (People’s Republic of) 252,919 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 242,000 t compare
- 6 Canada 102,005 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Europe was 470,342 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 531,720 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,845 t in 2009.
- How does Europe rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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).