Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.22 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.22 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in North Macedonia peaked at 1.47 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.18 kg/ha, in 2008.
North Macedonia ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.47 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 0.99 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 0.82 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.87 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.84 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.78 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.83 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.65 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.49 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.29 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 2002 | 0.44 kg/ha | +51.7% |
| 2003 | 0.41 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.51 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 0.31 kg/ha | -39.2% |
| 2006 | 0.69 kg/ha | +122.6% |
| 2007 | 0.25 kg/ha | -63.8% |
| 2008 | 0.18 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 kg/ha | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9062 kg/ha | 0.65 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.379 kg/ha | 0.18 kg/ha | 0.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.216 kg/ha | 0.21 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 kg/ha | 0.21 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 162 Serbia and Montenegro 0.27 kg/ha compare
- 163 India 0.24 kg/ha compare
- 164 Azerbaijan 0.23 kg/ha compare
- 165 Cuba 0.22 kg/ha compare
- 165 Ethiopia 0.22 kg/ha compare
- 168 Sierra Leone 0.2 kg/ha compare
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0688 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -0.1866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — 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 North Macedonia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in North Macedonia was 0.22 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 kg/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does North Macedonia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- North Macedonia ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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).