Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greece

Greece: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,208 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,208 t
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 216 countries
All-time high
13,959 t
in 2005
All-time low
3,404 t
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greece, 1990–2024

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200720241990: 7.4k t1991: 7.4k t1992: 7.9k t1993: 8.8k t1994: 6.3k t1995: 6.7k t1996: 7.3k t1997: 9.2k t1998: 10.7k t1999: 9.6k t2000: 10.6k t2001: 10.7k t2002: 12.8k t2003: 12.4k t2004: 13.1k t2005: 14.0k t2006: 7.5k t2007: 7.3k t2008: 5.1k t2009: 3.4k t2010: 5.6k t2011: 6.0k t2012: 6.1k t2013: 10.6k t2014: 3.9k t2015: 4.2k t2016: 4.7k t2017: 4.5k t2018: 4.9k t2019: 4.9k t2020: 4.9k t2021: 4.7k t2022: 4.0k t2023: 4.2k t2024: 4.2k t

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 67th of 216 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 64 Mongolia 5,115 t compare
  2. 65 Belarus 5,107 t compare
  3. 66 Burkina Faso 4,304 t compare
  4. 68 Zambia 4,197 t compare
  5. 69 Ethiopia 4,128 t compare
  6. 70 Sri Lanka 4,096 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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 67th out of 216 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).