Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Spain is 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 2.11 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 50th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0165 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0239 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0317 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0414 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0424 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0544 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0514 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0657 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0867 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0996 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1235 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1118 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0988 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1206 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1763 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2226 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2855 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3263 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3606 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4433 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5914 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6833 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6306 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7259 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7101 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6645 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6319 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0519 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0996 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1685 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0988 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3263 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5364 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3606 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7259 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6319 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 47 Bangladesh 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Latvia 2.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 Lebanon 1.98 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Jamaica 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 53 Bulgaria 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6825 % 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)
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- 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 Spain?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Spain was 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.