Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
31st
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Italy stood at 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 31st 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0179 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0194 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0432 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0453 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0692 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0842 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0744 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0862 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1422 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1878 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1825 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.181 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.254 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2919 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4512 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1980 | 0.538 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3955 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4471 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4329 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8499 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1988 | 0.801 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8455 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9867 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9371 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 1.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 1.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 2.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 3.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.99 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 2.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 2.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1936 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0744 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4512 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5726 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3955 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8499 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9371 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.21 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 4.16 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 30 Lithuania 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 3.55 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 Costa Rica 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 Seychelles 3.44 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Italy was 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.