Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Finland
Finland: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.52 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Finland, 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 Finland is 1.52 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Finland peaked at 2.32 kg/ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1 kg/ha, in 1995.
Finland ranks 106th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Finland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.87 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.63 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 1.77 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 1.8 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.72 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.1 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.47 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 1.87 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 1.92 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.65 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 1.86 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 2.14 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 2.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.21 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.32 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 1.68 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.12 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 1.69 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 1.34 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.47 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.57 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.79 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 2.04 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 1.94 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.18 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 1.79 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 2.19 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 1.82 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 1.44 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.52 kg/ha | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 2.19 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0474 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Finland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Finland was 1.52 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 kg/ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Finland ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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).