Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)

Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 40,954 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40,954 t
Change on year
down 11.5%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
49,254 t
in 2020
All-time low
11,366 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 11.4k t1991: 12.2k t1992: 12.6k t1993: 13.0k t1994: 14.8k t1995: 16.5k t1996: 18.5k t1997: 21.2k t1998: 21.7k t1999: 22.9k t2000: 22.6k t2001: 20.7k t2002: 20.9k t2003: 22.0k t2004: 25.8k t2005: 27.9k t2006: 27.5k t2007: 39.2k t2008: 36.6k t2009: 32.8k t2010: 33.6k t2011: 37.6k t2012: 33.0k t2013: 36.5k t2014: 36.0k t2015: 43.3k t2016: 39.5k t2017: 38.5k t2018: 44.3k t2019: 37.6k t2020: 49.3k t2021: 44.3k t2022: 43.8k t2023: 46.3k t2024: 41.0k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) is 40,954 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 49,254 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,366 t, in 1990.

Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 11,366 t
1991 12,217 t +7.5%
1992 12,606 t +3.2%
1993 13,045 t +3.5%
1994 14,787 t +13.3%
1995 16,537 t +11.8%
1996 18,461 t +11.6%
1997 21,165 t +14.6%
1998 21,674 t +2.4%
1999 22,852 t +5.4%
2000 22,551 t -1.3%
2001 20,728 t -8.1%
2002 20,886 t +0.8%
2003 22,044 t +5.5%
2004 25,818 t +17.1%
2005 27,868 t +7.9%
2006 27,545 t -1.2%
2007 39,196 t +42.3%
2008 36,615 t -6.6%
2009 32,796 t -10.4%
2010 33,609 t +2.5%
2011 37,616 t +11.9%
2012 32,972 t -12.3%
2013 36,472 t +10.6%
2014 36,037 t -1.2%
2015 43,310 t +20.2%
2016 39,545 t -8.7%
2017 38,494 t -2.7%
2018 44,250 t +15.0%
2019 37,580 t -15.1%
2020 49,254 t +31.1%
2021 44,324 t -10.0%
2022 43,767 t -1.3%
2023 46,287 t +5.8%
2024 40,954 t -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,471 t 11,366 t 22,852 t 10
2000s 27,605 t 20,728 t 39,196 t 10
2010s 37,989 t 32,972 t 44,250 t 10
2020s 44,917 t 40,954 t 49,254 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 41 Portugal 49,625 t compare
  2. 42 Uruguay 49,055 t compare
  3. 43 Belgium-Luxembourg 44,148 t compare
  4. 44 Austria 42,815 t compare
  5. 45 Greece 42,612 t compare
  6. 46 El Salvador 41,010 t compare
  7. 47 Guatemala 40,174 t compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 40,954 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 49,254 t in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 11,366 t in 1990.
How does Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,599 data points, 1990–2024
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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.