Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Norway
Norway: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 698 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Norway recorded 698 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Norway peaked at 1,183 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 348 t, in 2000.
That places Norway 119th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,183 t | — |
| 1991 | 760 t | -35.8% |
| 1992 | 768 t | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 749 t | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 848 t | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 913 t | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 698 t | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 735 t | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 934 t | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 802 t | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 348 t | -56.6% |
| 2001 | 513 t | +47.4% |
| 2002 | 799 t | +55.8% |
| 2003 | 669 t | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 827 t | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 519 t | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 696 t | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 722 t | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 801 t | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 535 t | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 699 t | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 824 t | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 814 t | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 762 t | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 861 t | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 631 t | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 676 t | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 671 t | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 614 t | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 604 t | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 688 t | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 710 t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 762 t | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 629 t | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 698 t | +11.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 698 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 48% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 698 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 839 t | 698 t | 1,183 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 642.9 t | 348 t | 827 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 715.6 t | 604 t | 861 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 697.4 t | 629 t | 762 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Norway?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Norway was 698 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,183 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 348 t in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Norway ranks 119th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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).