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 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,562 t | — |
| 1991 | 39,147 t | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 31,839 t | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 29,408 t | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 31,244 t | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 27,852 t | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 33,236 t | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 34,023 t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 35,070 t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 33,614 t | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 34,597 t | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 35,700 t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 40,727 t | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 41,586 t | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 47,445 t | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 41,017 t | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 39,767 t | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 39,286 t | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 40,719 t | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 35,199 t | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 39,043 t | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 73,112 t | +87.3% |
| 2012 | 63,491 t | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 71,448 t | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 78,818 t | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 77,217 t | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 76,941 t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 71,987 t | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 73,121 t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 75,190 t | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75,775 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 76,174 t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56,353 t | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 52,907 t | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 59,858 t | +13.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 59,858 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 40.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 59,858 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 27.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +87.3% | 39,043 t | 73,112 t |
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
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,210 t compare
- 9 France 69,831 t compare
- 10 Mexico 65,586 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,897 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 64,921 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,875 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 701 t compare
- 13 Australia 59,634 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 187 t compare
- 14 Ghana 53,798 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 160 t compare
- 15 Germany 45,174 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 12 t compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (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 12th out of 200 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).