Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.78 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.78 kg/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.79 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
0.19 kg/ha
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Russian Federation, 1992–2024

0.20.40.60.81992200820241992: 0.19 kg/ha1993: 0.2 kg/ha1994: 0.2 kg/ha1995: 0.2 kg/ha1996: 0.2 kg/ha1997: 0.2 kg/ha1998: 0.21 kg/ha1999: 0.23 kg/ha2000: 0.24 kg/ha2001: 0.25 kg/ha2002: 0.26 kg/ha2003: 0.28 kg/ha2004: 0.29 kg/ha2005: 0.3 kg/ha2006: 0.31 kg/ha2007: 0.32 kg/ha2008: 0.34 kg/ha2009: 0.35 kg/ha2010: 0.36 kg/ha2011: 0.37 kg/ha2012: 0.38 kg/ha2013: 0.39 kg/ha2014: 0.4 kg/ha2015: 0.42 kg/ha2016: 0.58 kg/ha2017: 0.64 kg/ha2018: 0.6 kg/ha2019: 0.63 kg/ha2020: 0.73 kg/ha2021: 0.79 kg/ha2022: 0.79 kg/ha2023: 0.78 kg/ha2024: 0.78 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Russian Federation stood at 0.78 kg/ha.

The figure is up 95.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Russian Federation peaked at 0.79 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.19 kg/ha, in 1992.

That places Russian Federation 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Russian Federation, 1992 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1992 0.19 kg/ha
1993 0.2 kg/ha +5.3%
1994 0.2 kg/ha +0.0%
1995 0.2 kg/ha +0.0%
1996 0.2 kg/ha +0.0%
1997 0.2 kg/ha +0.0%
1998 0.21 kg/ha +5.0%
1999 0.23 kg/ha +9.5%
2000 0.24 kg/ha +4.3%
2001 0.25 kg/ha +4.2%
2002 0.26 kg/ha +4.0%
2003 0.28 kg/ha +7.7%
2004 0.29 kg/ha +3.6%
2005 0.3 kg/ha +3.4%
2006 0.31 kg/ha +3.3%
2007 0.32 kg/ha +3.2%
2008 0.34 kg/ha +6.3%
2009 0.35 kg/ha +2.9%
2010 0.36 kg/ha +2.9%
2011 0.37 kg/ha +2.8%
2012 0.38 kg/ha +2.7%
2013 0.39 kg/ha +2.6%
2014 0.4 kg/ha +2.6%
2015 0.42 kg/ha +5.0%
2016 0.58 kg/ha +38.1%
2017 0.64 kg/ha +10.3%
2018 0.6 kg/ha -6.3%
2019 0.63 kg/ha +5.0%
2020 0.73 kg/ha +15.9%
2021 0.79 kg/ha +8.2%
2022 0.79 kg/ha +0.0%
2023 0.78 kg/ha -1.3%
2024 0.78 kg/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2038 kg/ha 0.19 kg/ha 0.23 kg/ha 8
2000s 0.294 kg/ha 0.24 kg/ha 0.35 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.477 kg/ha 0.36 kg/ha 0.64 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.774 kg/ha 0.73 kg/ha 0.79 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 138 Libya 0.83 kg/ha compare
  2. 138 Tunisia 0.83 kg/ha compare
  3. 140 Sweden 0.81 kg/ha compare
  4. 142 Algeria 0.71 kg/ha compare
  5. 143 Saudi Arabia 0.7 kg/ha compare
  6. 144 Somalia 0.66 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Russian Federation?
Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Russian Federation was 0.78 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.79 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.19 kg/ha in 1992.
How does Russian Federation rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Russian Federation ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
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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).