Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Poland
Poland: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 24,047 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Poland, 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 Poland is 24,047 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Poland peaked at 26,949 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,422 t, in 1990.
Poland ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Poland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,422 t | — |
| 1991 | 5,422 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,363 t | +35.8% |
| 1993 | 8,825 t | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 9,330 t | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 7,136 t | -23.5% |
| 1996 | 9,824 t | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 9,501 t | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 8,699 t | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 8,466 t | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,848 t | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 8,855 t | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10,358 t | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 7,184 t | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 8,726 t | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 16,039 t | +83.8% |
| 2006 | 17,101 t | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 18,721 t | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 20,611 t | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 18,493 t | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 19,449 t | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 21,763 t | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 21,874 t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 22,192 t | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 23,551 t | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 23,996 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 24,453 t | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 25,074 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 23,157 t | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 24,253 t | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 24,616 t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 26,949 t | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 22,300 t | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 19,963 t | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 24,047 t | +20.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 24,047 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 16.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 24,047 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 11.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +83.8% | 8,726 t | 16,039 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,999 t | 5,422 t | 9,824 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,494 t | 7,184 t | 20,611 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,976 t | 19,449 t | 25,074 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,575 t | 19,963 t | 26,949 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % 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 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Poland?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Poland was 24,047 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,949 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,422 t in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Poland ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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).