Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Italy
Italy: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.29 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Italy, 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 Italy is 4.29 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Italy peaked at 8.79 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.24 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Italy 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 7.5 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 7.59 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.85 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 7.29 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 7.7 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 6.78 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 7.73 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 7.55 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.14 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 7.09 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.93 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.79 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 8.17 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 7.96 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.19 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.49 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 8.29 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 7.93 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.76 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.44 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 7.69 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.59 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 6.49 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.97 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 6.55 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.12 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.19 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 6.01 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 5.36 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 4.69 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 4.24 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 4.29 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.55 kg/ha | 6.78 kg/ha | 8.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.86 kg/ha | 6.93 kg/ha | 8.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 kg/ha | 5.19 kg/ha | 7.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.92 kg/ha | 4.24 kg/ha | 6.01 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.49 % 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 0.0813 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.04 % 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 Italy?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Italy was 4.29 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Italy ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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).