Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Estonia
Estonia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.09 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Estonia is 1.09 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Estonia peaked at 1.26 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.15 kg/ha, in 1996.
That places Estonia 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.42 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 0.16 kg/ha | -61.9% |
| 1994 | 0.18 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.17 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.15 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.22 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.21 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.37 kg/ha | +76.2% |
| 2001 | 0.47 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.58 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.66 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.64 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.76 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.91 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.67 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.79 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.72 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.88 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.89 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.91 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.88 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.92 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.07 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.26 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.99 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 1.09 kg/ha | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2162 kg/ha | 0.15 kg/ha | 0.42 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.638 kg/ha | 0.37 kg/ha | 0.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 kg/ha | 0.72 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg/ha | 0.99 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Estonia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Estonia was 1.09 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Estonia ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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).