Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.91 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe stood at 0.91 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe peaked at 0.98 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.41 kg/ha, in 2003.
That places Eastern Europe 18th out of 25 groups 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) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.53 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.52 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.65 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.69 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.66 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.62 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.59 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.54 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.52 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.48 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.45 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.44 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.45 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.41 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.46 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.55 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.65 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.76 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.65 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.92 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.96 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.93 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.93 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.91 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.81 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.83 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.89 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.96 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.91 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.88 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.91 kg/ha | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.58 kg/ha | 0.48 kg/ha | 0.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.542 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 0.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.896 kg/ha | 0.8 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.91 kg/ha | 0.88 kg/ha | 0.96 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Europe was 0.91 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Eastern Europe ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).