Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Spain
Spain: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 115,716 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Spain stood at 115,716 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Spain peaked at 165,834 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29,785 t, in 1990.
That places Spain 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,785 t | — |
| 1991 | 29,918 t | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 31,900 t | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 30,956 t | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 38,021 t | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 38,563 t | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 45,965 t | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 51,325 t | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 60,390 t | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 64,432 t | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 67,977 t | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 70,536 t | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 76,441 t | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 84,026 t | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 88,272 t | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 79,146 t | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 72,796 t | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 90,296 t | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 109,811 t | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 97,540 t | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 103,433 t | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 126,385 t | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 109,947 t | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 123,526 t | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 123,633 t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 146,758 t | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 136,233 t | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 140,528 t | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 160,154 t | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 133,516 t | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 143,491 t | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 131,615 t | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 165,834 t | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 154,104 t | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 115,716 t | -24.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 115,716 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 7.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Spain's 115,716 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,368 t, 7.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,125 t | 29,785 t | 64,432 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,684 t | 67,977 t | 109,811 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,411 t | 103,433 t | 160,154 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,152 t | 115,716 t | 165,834 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 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 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 Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Spain?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Spain was 115,716 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 165,834 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,785 t in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.