Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sweden
Sweden: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 2,034 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2,034 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sweden peaked at 2,549 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,225 t, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 93rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,652 t | 1,225 t | 2,310 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,041 t | 1,353 t | 2,549 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,146 t | 1,801 t | 2,493 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,118 t | 2,033 t | 2,338 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.41 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 161.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,518 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sweden?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sweden was 2,034 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,549 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,225 t in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Sweden ranks 93rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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).