Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Romania
Romania: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 8,910 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8,910 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Romania peaked at 25,255 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,314 t, in 2007.
That places Romania 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,450 t | 11,280 t | 25,255 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,324 t | 6,314 t | 9,427 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,480 t | 7,249 t | 11,548 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,619 t | 7,957 t | 9,157 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.16 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,177 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 832 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,908 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 406 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,381 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Romania?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Romania was 8,910 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25,255 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,314 t in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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).