Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 2,093 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 2,093 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 36.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Switzerland peaked at 2,282 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,359 t, in 2006.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 194 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 | 1,852 t | 1,527 t | 2,282 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,684 t | 1,359 t | 2,237 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,145 t | 1,921 t | 2,277 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,979 t | 1,531 t | 2,220 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -0.0507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 27,353 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,008 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Switzerland?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Switzerland was 2,093 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,282 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,359 t in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).