Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Greece stood at 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 2.7 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1964.
Greece ranks 40th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0365 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0299 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0339 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0464 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0537 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0506 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0628 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0569 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0735 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1435 1000 USD per square kilometre | +95.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1406 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1736 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1728 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1718 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1346 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1212 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1387 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3601 1000 USD per square kilometre | +159.6% |
| 1982 | 0.315 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3968 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5074 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5439 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6619 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7857 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7896 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.843 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8092 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.879 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9194 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8159 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7971 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 1.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2004 | 1.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 1.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +159.6% | 0.1387 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3601 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0414 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0628 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1253 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0569 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1736 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4304 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1387 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6619 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9328 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7857 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7971 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 37 Slovakia 3.11 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 2.97 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 39 Portugal 2.71 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 42 Romania 2.53 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Tonga 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Greece was 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Greece rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.