Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Iceland
Iceland: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 700.7 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Iceland stood at 700.7 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 393.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Iceland peaked at 700.7 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.98 t, in 2010.
That places Iceland 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.11 t | — |
| 1991 | 135.19 t | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 154.85 t | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 122.88 t | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 128.29 t | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 145.52 t | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 161.93 t | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 144.06 t | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 168.32 t | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 136.09 t | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 180.81 t | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 133.89 t | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 166.84 t | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 185.56 t | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 210.89 t | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 235.74 t | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 210.34 t | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 182.73 t | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 180.73 t | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 135.52 t | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 87.98 t | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 133.28 t | +51.5% |
| 2012 | 136.98 t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 121.6 t | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 141.9 t | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 146.68 t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 165.65 t | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 220.27 t | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 302.04 t | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 233.59 t | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 650.07 t | +178.3% |
| 2021 | 628.24 t | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 579.08 t | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 602.71 t | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 700.7 t | +16.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 700.7 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 5% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 700.7 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,368 t, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +178.3% | 233.59 t | 650.07 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144.33 t | 122.88 t | 168.32 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.31 t | 133.89 t | 235.74 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 169 t | 87.98 t | 302.04 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 632.16 t | 579.08 t | 700.7 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 162 Saint Lucia 740.52 t compare
- 163 French Polynesia 728.65 t compare
- 164 New Caledonia 702.84 t compare
- 166 Antigua and Barbuda 696.38 t compare
- 167 Netherlands Antilles (former) 669.89 t compare
- 168 Bahamas 647.78 t compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Iceland?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Iceland was 700.7 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 700.7 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.98 t in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Iceland ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import 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.