Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Portugal
Portugal: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 49,625 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Portugal is 49,625 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Portugal peaked at 49,625 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,288 t, in 1992.
That places Portugal 41st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,458 t | — |
| 1991 | 13,057 t | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 10,288 t | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 10,299 t | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 14,224 t | +38.1% |
| 1995 | 16,468 t | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 17,851 t | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 20,134 t | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 19,266 t | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 20,826 t | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 21,280 t | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 21,144 t | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 23,520 t | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 21,420 t | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 25,218 t | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 23,428 t | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 23,449 t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 24,047 t | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 28,203 t | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 25,397 t | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 25,863 t | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 27,411 t | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 26,368 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 28,468 t | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 30,079 t | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 35,656 t | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 35,054 t | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 36,629 t | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 40,856 t | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 36,080 t | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 35,094 t | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 37,298 t | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 44,526 t | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 44,380 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 49,625 t | +11.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 49,625 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 3.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 49,625 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,368 t, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,687 t | 10,288 t | 20,826 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,710 t | 21,144 t | 28,203 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,246 t | 25,863 t | 40,856 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,185 t | 35,094 t | 49,625 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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) — import quantity in Portugal?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Portugal was 49,625 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 49,625 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,288 t in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — 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.