Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Portugal
Portugal: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 16,471 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 16,471 t for pesticides (total) — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Portugal peaked at 18,470 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 765.42 t, in 1991.
That places Portugal 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,239 t | — |
| 1991 | 765.42 t | -38.2% |
| 1992 | 2,714 t | +254.6% |
| 1993 | 1,290 t | -52.5% |
| 1994 | 3,082 t | +138.9% |
| 1995 | 3,459 t | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 3,475 t | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,601 t | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 4,792 t | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 5,299 t | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 6,467 t | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 5,752 t | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 6,461 t | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 5,991 t | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 5,162 t | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 5,538 t | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 6,079 t | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 7,916 t | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 8,367 t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 7,629 t | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 8,600 t | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 10,143 t | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 9,845 t | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 12,724 t | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 15,528 t | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 16,862 t | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 17,900 t | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 16,757 t | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 16,838 t | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18,080 t | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 17,369 t | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 18,470 t | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 18,198 t | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 15,483 t | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 16,471 t | +6.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 16,471 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,343 t, 7.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 16,471 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,374 t, 4.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +254.6% | 765.42 t | 2,714 t |
| 1994 | +138.9% | 1,290 t | 3,082 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,072 t | 765.42 t | 5,299 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,536 t | 5,162 t | 8,367 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,328 t | 8,600 t | 18,080 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,198 t | 15,483 t | 18,470 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 37 United Arab Emirates 24,279 t compare
- 38 Australia and New Zealand 20,986 t compare
- 39 Australia 17,742 t compare
- 41 Chile 15,111 t compare
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire 1,530 t compare
- 42 Greece 14,100 t compare
- 43 Belarus 14,041 t compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in Portugal?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in Portugal was 16,471 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 18,470 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 765.42 t in 1991.
- How does Portugal rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.