Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in France
France: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 69,831 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in France stood at 69,831 t.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in France peaked at 114,695 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 54,304 t, in 2019.
That places France 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,199 t | 84,011 t | 114,695 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,004 t | 63,676 t | 99,694 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,616 t | 54,304 t | 83,983 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,446 t | 64,683 t | 70,100 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in France?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in France was 69,831 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 114,695 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,304 t in 2019.
- How does France rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- France ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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).