Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Hungary

Hungary: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 7,412 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,412 t
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
55th
of 216 countries
All-time high
12,756 t
in 1990
All-time low
4,151 t
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200720241990: 12.8k t1991: 8.1k t1992: 5.8k t1993: 10.2k t1994: 9.6k t1995: 7.7k t1996: 6.9k t1997: 4.4k t1998: 5.3k t1999: 4.6k t2000: 4.2k t2001: 5.5k t2002: 8.2k t2003: 8.7k t2004: 9.9k t2005: 9.7k t2006: 11.5k t2007: 11.2k t2008: 12.1k t2009: 11.1k t2010: 10.3k t2011: 8.5k t2012: 8.1k t2013: 7.8k t2014: 9.0k t2015: 9.5k t2016: 9.8k t2017: 9.8k t2018: 8.5k t2019: 7.8k t2020: 8.7k t2021: 8.9k t2022: 8.6k t2023: 6.4k t2024: 7.4k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Hungary stood at 7,412 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Hungary peaked at 12,756 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,151 t, in 2000.

Hungary ranks 55th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,536 t 4,445 t 12,756 t 10
2000s 9,211 t 4,151 t 12,084 t 10
2010s 8,899 t 7,767 t 10,300 t 10
2020s 7,998 t 6,443 t 8,879 t 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 52 Kazakhstan 8,811 t compare
  2. 53 Portugal 8,359 t compare
  3. 54 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,793 t compare
  4. 56 Republic of Moldova 6,979 t compare
  5. 57 Kenya 6,953 t compare
  6. 58 Israel 6,370 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Hungary?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Hungary was 7,412 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 12,756 t in 1990.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 4,151 t in 2000.
How does Hungary rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Hungary ranks 55th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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).