Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 401,606 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 401,606 t for pesticides (total) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe peaked at 442,422 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 115,252 t, in 1991.
That places Southern Europe 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120,680 t | — |
| 1991 | 115,252 t | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 120,139 t | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 127,669 t | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 145,500 t | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 165,539 t | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 169,222 t | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 185,187 t | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 182,827 t | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 231,904 t | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 203,841 t | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 241,251 t | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 221,795 t | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 234,626 t | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 251,689 t | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 249,825 t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 248,184 t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 280,564 t | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 303,400 t | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 266,744 t | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 281,537 t | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 323,840 t | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 300,273 t | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 334,083 t | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 342,132 t | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 387,801 t | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 374,959 t | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 381,297 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 405,005 t | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 371,555 t | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 423,202 t | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 401,316 t | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 442,422 t | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 415,272 t | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 401,606 t | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,392 t | 115,252 t | 231,904 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,192 t | 203,841 t | 303,400 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,248 t | 281,537 t | 405,005 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,764 t | 401,316 t | 442,422 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 12 Italy 138,588 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 6,853 t compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,139 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 134,146 t compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122,959 t compare
- 14 Polynesia 2,804 t compare
- 15 Spain 115,716 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 443.53 t compare
- 16 Poland 112,416 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 276.36 t compare
- 17 Ukraine 107,800 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 34.07 t compare
- 18 Philippines 106,413 t compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 28.82 t compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Europe was 401,606 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?
- The highest recorded value was 442,422 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,252 t in 1991.
- How does Southern Europe rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Southern Europe ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.