Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Germany
Germany: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 45,174 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Germany recorded 45,174 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Germany peaked at 48,712 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,170 t, in 1993.
Germany ranks 17th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 | 29,992 t | 25,170 t | 33,377 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,197 t | 33,423 t | 43,413 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,300 t | 40,832 t | 48,307 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,105 t | 40,494 t | 48,712 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Germany?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Germany was 45,174 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 48,712 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,170 t in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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).