Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in France
France: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 3.9 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in France, 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 France stood at 3.9 kg/ha.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in France peaked at 5.88 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.86 kg/ha, in 2019.
France ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in France, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.14 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.43 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 4.47 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 4.78 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 4.64 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.34 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 5.05 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 5.65 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 5.54 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.88 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 5.02 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 5.12 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.23 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 3.83 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 3.91 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.02 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.68 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 3.99 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 4.07 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 3.21 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.18 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.31 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.46 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.87 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 3.42 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 3.73 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 3.62 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.39 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 2.86 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 3.89 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 3.77 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9 kg/ha | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.09 kg/ha | 4.34 kg/ha | 5.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 kg/ha | 3.3 kg/ha | 5.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | 4.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | 3.9 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in France?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in France was 3.9 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does France rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- France ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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).