Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Europe
Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.65 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Europe, 1990–2024
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 Europe is 1.65 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Europe peaked at 1.84 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.34 kg/ha, in 1991.
Europe ranks 15th of 25 groups on this measure, 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.34 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.47 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.53 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.48 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.47 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.48 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.53 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.55 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.52 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.47 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.46 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.51 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.44 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.56 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.59 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.67 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.46 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 1.55 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.81 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 1.79 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.77 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.84 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.78 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.81 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.76 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.72 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.62 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.75 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.79 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.66 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.65 kg/ha | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Europe was 1.65 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Europe rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Europe ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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).