Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 15th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +214.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +213.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | +169.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 1975 | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0151 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0251 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0378 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0393 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0264 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1984 | 0.045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0526 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0483 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1165 1000 USD per square kilometre | +141.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0792 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0909 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1145 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2542 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2415 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2694 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.327 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4964 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.637 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8895 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 1.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.1% |
| 2009 | 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 2.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 2.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 2.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 11.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5234 1000 USD per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +600.0% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +214.3% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +213.8% | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +169.7% | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0586 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0264 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1165 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1834 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0909 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.327 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9782 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4964 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Austria 6.19 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Gibraltar 5.42 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Switzerland 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Italy 3.39 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
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Spain was 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.