Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Spain
Spain: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 3.63 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Spain stood at 3.63 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Spain peaked at 4.59 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.49 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Spain 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.96 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.95 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.49 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.74 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 1.79 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.89 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.83 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.89 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.98 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.28 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 2.31 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.64 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 2.26 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.26 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.36 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.04 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 2.27 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3 kg/ha | +89.4% |
| 2012 | 3.62 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 4.17 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 4.59 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 4.49 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.52 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.24 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.36 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.49 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.55 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.59 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.36 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 3.19 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.63 kg/ha | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 4.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 kg/ha | 3.19 kg/ha | 4.59 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 69 Germany 3.81 kg/ha compare
- 70 El Salvador 3.79 kg/ha compare
- 71 Austria 3.78 kg/ha compare
- 73 Lesotho 3.44 kg/ha compare
- 74 Philippines 3.35 kg/ha compare
- 75 South Africa 3.28 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0596 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.5914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.015 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Spain?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Spain was 3.63 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Spain ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).