Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Italy
Italy: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 40,094 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Italy stood at 40,094 t.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Italy peaked at 100,596 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,571 t, in 2023.
That places Italy 19th out of 194 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 | 85,751 t | 74,617 t | 100,596 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,277 t | 74,172 t | 94,211 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,022 t | 48,405 t | 71,613 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,128 t | 39,571 t | 56,373 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Italy?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Italy was 40,094 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 100,596 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,571 t in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Italy ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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).