Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.06 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Luxembourg stood at 2.06 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Luxembourg peaked at 3.29 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.84 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Luxembourg 91st 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 25 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 2.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.45 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.49 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.45 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.41 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.44 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.43 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.29 kg/ha | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 3.17 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.45 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 2.24 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 2.14 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.21 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 2.98 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.52 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.26 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.31 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.03 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.84 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.84 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.06 kg/ha | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.45 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 2.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 89 Dominican Republic 2.16 kg/ha compare
- 90 Poland 2.09 kg/ha compare
- 91 Benin 2.06 kg/ha compare
- 93 Australia and New Zealand 2.05 kg/ha compare
- 94 Armenia 2.01 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Luxembourg?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Luxembourg was 2.06 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Luxembourg ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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About this data
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).