Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 724,140 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 724,140 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Europe peaked at 828,641 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 299,348 t, in 1993.
Western Europe ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 324,296 t | — |
| 1991 | 316,613 t | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 308,401 t | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 299,348 t | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 312,321 t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 356,345 t | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 374,822 t | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 382,443 t | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 390,651 t | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 459,334 t | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 400,853 t | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 424,290 t | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 470,049 t | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 431,345 t | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 471,172 t | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 538,661 t | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 498,830 t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 534,106 t | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 582,637 t | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 572,550 t | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 503,353 t | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 578,333 t | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 622,655 t | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 628,031 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 660,056 t | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 661,132 t | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 662,167 t | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 682,344 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 710,898 t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 686,261 t | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 805,767 t | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 753,729 t | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 828,641 t | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 698,659 t | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 724,140 t | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352,457 t | 299,348 t | 459,334 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 492,449 t | 400,853 t | 582,637 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 639,523 t | 503,353 t | 710,898 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,187 t | 698,659 t | 828,641 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21,757 t compare
- 7 Thailand 202,791 t compare
- 8 Germany 185,288 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,438 t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,465 t compare
- 9 Mexico 182,182 t compare
- 10 India 170,038 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 7,181 t compare
- 11 China 150,950 t compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7,146 t compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Europe was 724,140 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 828,641 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,348 t in 1993.
- How does Western Europe rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Western Europe ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.