Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 3.36 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 3.36 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Europe peaked at 4.5 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.03 kg/ha, in 1994.
That places Southern Europe 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.35 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.13 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 3.06 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.18 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 3.03 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.15 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.06 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.38 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 3.48 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.41 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.44 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.43 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.11 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 3.93 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.06 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.96 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.68 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.89 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.84 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.47 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 3.54 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 3.93 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 4.14 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.37 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.36 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.28 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.99 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.93 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.03 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.33 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 3.12 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 3.36 kg/ha | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.22 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 3.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha | 4.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 kg/ha | 3.54 kg/ha | 4.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 kg/ha | 3.12 kg/ha | 4.2 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 3 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.1 kg/ha compare
- 3 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 3.36 kg/ha compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
- 5 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2.96 kg/ha compare
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 Maldives 23.67 kg/ha compare
- 8 Seychelles 23.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.19 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -0.9347 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Europe was 3.36 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Southern Europe rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Southern Europe ranks 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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About this data
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).