Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
14th
of 175 countries
All-time high
28.29 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.3271 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 28.29 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3271 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 14th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3271 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3372 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3418 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5685 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7711 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7897 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9458 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.0% |
| 1970 | 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 2.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1973 | 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 4.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 1975 | 5.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 4.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 6.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1979 | 6.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 7.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 7.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 8.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 9.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 9.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 13.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 13.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 13.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 15.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 14.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 12.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 14.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 18.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 19.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 17.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 18.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 17.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 14.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 15.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 11.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 17.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2004 | 17.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 19.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 16.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 21.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 25.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 20.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 23.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 27.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 24.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 26.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 28.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 24.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 18.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 8.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2018 | 7.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 6.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 4.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 5.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 3.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3.5 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)
- Switzerland's 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5234 1000 USD per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6832 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3271 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | 13.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 12.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | 19.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | 11.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | 25.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.64 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | 28.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 11 France 7.71 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Austria 6.19 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Gibraltar 5.42 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 Spain 3.48 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
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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) -0.6263 % 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 Switzerland?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.29 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3271 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.