Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Slovakia
Slovakia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.37 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Slovakia, 1993–2024
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 Slovakia is 1.37 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Slovakia peaked at 3.83 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.93 kg/ha, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.41 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 2.58 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 3.83 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 1996 | 2.44 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 2.03 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 2.25 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.78 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.93 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 1.14 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.09 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.13 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.07 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.18 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.33 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.28 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.44 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.64 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.62 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.82 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 1.72 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.71 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.48 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.39 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.37 kg/ha | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.09 kg/ha | 0.93 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Slovakia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Slovakia was 1.37 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Slovakia ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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).