Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Western Europe
Western Europe: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 135,768 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 135,768 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Western Europe peaked at 168,171 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 121,642 t, in 2019.
That places Western Europe 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 154,321 t | — |
| 1991 | 160,395 t | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 138,811 t | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 142,621 t | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 138,482 t | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 138,549 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 152,550 t | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 162,658 t | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 165,709 t | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 168,171 t | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 159,389 t | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 155,920 t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 140,544 t | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 133,458 t | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 135,717 t | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 140,078 t | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 133,787 t | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 142,561 t | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 145,922 t | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 124,229 t | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 122,961 t | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 128,261 t | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 133,209 t | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 132,836 t | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 144,500 t | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 137,048 t | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 142,962 t | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 142,356 t | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 152,111 t | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 121,642 t | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 135,897 t | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 142,158 t | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 138,276 t | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 124,149 t | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 135,768 t | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,227 t | 138,482 t | 168,171 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,160 t | 124,229 t | 159,389 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,789 t | 121,642 t | 152,111 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,250 t | 124,149 t | 142,158 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Western Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Western Europe was 135,768 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 168,171 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,642 t in 2019.
- How does Western Europe rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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).