Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 7.51 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 7.51 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 11.21 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.95 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.17 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 10.09 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 9.67 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 11.21 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 9.21 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 10.71 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 9.28 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 8.77 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 10.98 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 9.25 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 10.76 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 9.05 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 9.25 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.5 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.37 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.49 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.04 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 9.78 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 9.04 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 9.05 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.47 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 10.81 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.94 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.82 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.22 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 9.81 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.84 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 8.77 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.47 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.99 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.38 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 6.95 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 7.51 kg/ha | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.93 kg/ha | 8.77 kg/ha | 11.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.55 kg/ha | 8.5 kg/ha | 11.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.68 kg/ha | 8.77 kg/ha | 10.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.26 kg/ha | 6.95 kg/ha | 9.47 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.617 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 7.51 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.21 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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).