Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greece
Greece: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,208 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greece, 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 Greece is 4,208 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greece peaked at 13,959 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,404 t, in 2009.
Greece ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,420 t | — |
| 1991 | 7,420 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,869 t | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 8,826 t | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 6,341 t | -28.2% |
| 1995 | 6,663 t | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 7,296 t | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 9,223 t | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 10,702 t | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 9,635 t | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 10,627 t | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 10,725 t | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12,754 t | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 12,356 t | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 13,145 t | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 13,959 t | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 7,505 t | -46.2% |
| 2007 | 7,346 t | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5,131 t | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 3,404 t | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 5,608 t | +64.7% |
| 2011 | 5,980 t | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 6,081 t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10,564 t | +73.7% |
| 2014 | 3,908 t | -63.0% |
| 2015 | 4,180 t | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 4,707 t | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 4,523 t | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4,860 t | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4,867 t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,901 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,712 t | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3,988 t | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 4,217 t | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 4,208 t | -0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4,208 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 2.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4,208 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +73.7% | 6,081 t | 10,564 t |
| 2014 | -63.0% | 10,564 t | 3,908 t |
| 2010 | +64.7% | 3,404 t | 5,608 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,140 t | 6,341 t | 10,702 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,695 t | 3,404 t | 13,959 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,528 t | 3,908 t | 10,564 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,405 t | 3,988 t | 4,901 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greece?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greece was 4,208 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13,959 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,404 t in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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).