Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Italy is 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Italy 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0206 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0255 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1963 | 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0392 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0446 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0491 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0532 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0578 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0835 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0934 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +123.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2399 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 0.153 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1815 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.306 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3011 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3734 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3878 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4552 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4489 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.439 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6576 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7267 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6612 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6228 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6936 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6949 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5662 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5362 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7496 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8888 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 2.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 2.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 3.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 3.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5234 1000 USD per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +123.0% | 0.0934 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2083 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0313 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0491 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1678 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0532 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.306 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5183 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3734 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7267 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8398 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5362 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 13 Gibraltar 5.42 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Switzerland 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 Spain 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ireland 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bahrain 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Poland 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Italy was 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Italy rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.