Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Poland
Poland: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.09 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Poland recorded 2.09 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Poland peaked at 2.35 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.37 kg/ha, in 1990.
Poland ranks 90th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Poland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.49 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.68 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 0.66 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.59 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.62 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.64 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.78 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.56 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 2004 | 0.67 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.28 kg/ha | +91.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.53 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.66 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.49 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.73 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.89 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.93 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.98 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.08 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.13 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.18 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.22 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.04 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.13 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.35 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 1.94 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 1.73 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 2.09 kg/ha | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.55 kg/ha | 0.37 kg/ha | 0.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg/ha | 0.56 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | 2.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 87 Bhutan 2.19 kg/ha compare
- 87 Jordan 2.19 kg/ha compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 2.16 kg/ha compare
- 91 Benin 2.06 kg/ha compare
- 91 Luxembourg 2.06 kg/ha compare
- 93 Australia and New Zealand 2.05 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Poland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Poland was 2.09 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Poland ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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).