Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Romania
Romania: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.01 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Romania, 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 Romania is 1.01 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Romania peaked at 2.52 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.69 kg/ha, in 2007.
Romania ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.52 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.99 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 1.52 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 2.44 kg/ha | +60.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 2.03 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.76 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 1.55 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 1.42 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 1.15 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.73 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.72 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.69 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.78 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.71 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.21 kg/ha | +61.3% |
| 2012 | 1.25 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.22 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.96 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.98 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.93 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.92 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 kg/ha | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 2.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.768 kg/ha | 0.69 kg/ha | 0.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kg/ha | 0.75 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.976 kg/ha | 0.92 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 119 Estonia 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 119 Zambia 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 121 Serbia 1.07 kg/ha compare
- 123 Bulgaria 1 kg/ha compare
- 124 Equatorial Guinea 0.98 kg/ha compare
- 124 Gambia 0.98 kg/ha compare
- 124 Kiribati 0.98 kg/ha compare
- 124 Nigeria 0.98 kg/ha compare
- 124 Papua New Guinea 0.98 kg/ha compare
- 124 Uganda 0.98 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.49 % 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 0.0443 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 13 % 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 Romania?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Romania was 1.01 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 kg/ha in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Romania ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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).