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 25th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 320 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 787 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 18.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,611 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 344 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 79.1 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,187 1000 ha (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 25th out of 216 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).