Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Finland
Finland: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,414 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Finland stood at 3,414 t.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Finland peaked at 5,254 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,368 t, in 1995.
That places Finland 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,636 t | 2,368 t | 4,255 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,480 t | 3,608 t | 5,254 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,866 t | 3,019 t | 4,902 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,802 t | 3,251 t | 4,917 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,928 t compare
- 75 Lithuania 3,658 t compare
- 76 Bulgaria 3,647 t compare
- 78 Denmark 3,378 t compare
- 79 El Salvador 3,307 t compare
- 80 Mozambique 3,287 t compare
More environment data for Finland
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 460,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 9.74 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8,174 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3,522 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 4.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 4.11 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 209,365 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 193,935 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Finland?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Finland was 3,414 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,254 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,368 t in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Finland ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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).