Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 23,518 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 23,518 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Switzerland peaked at 26,323 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,715 t, in 1992.
That places Switzerland 68th out of 217 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,382 t | — |
| 1991 | 12,846 t | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 11,715 t | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 13,558 t | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 15,064 t | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 15,547 t | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 15,742 t | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 15,784 t | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 18,690 t | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 19,611 t | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 20,333 t | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 22,892 t | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 23,452 t | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 22,480 t | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 22,137 t | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22,429 t | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22,986 t | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 23,521 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23,719 t | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23,211 t | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 21,720 t | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 22,179 t | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 21,974 t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 21,689 t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 20,273 t | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 22,485 t | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 20,715 t | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 21,259 t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21,200 t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 20,009 t | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 26,323 t | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 23,771 t | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 23,583 t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 20,348 t | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 23,518 t | +15.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 23,518 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 1.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 23,518 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,368 t, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,194 t | 11,715 t | 19,611 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,716 t | 20,333 t | 23,719 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,350 t | 20,009 t | 22,485 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,509 t | 20,348 t | 26,323 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Switzerland?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Switzerland was 23,518 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,323 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,715 t in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Switzerland ranks 68th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.