Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Spain
Spain: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 59,858 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Spain recorded 59,858 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Spain peaked at 78,818 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27,852 t, in 1995.
Spain ranks 13th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,500 t | 27,852 t | 39,562 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,604 t | 34,597 t | 47,445 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,037 t | 39,043 t | 78,818 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,213 t | 52,907 t | 76,174 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Spain?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Spain was 59,858 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 78,818 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,852 t in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).