Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.75 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 2.75 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 5.95 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.44 kg/ha, in 2021.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79th 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 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.41 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.38 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.7 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 5.26 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 5.68 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 5.63 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.78 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.52 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.62 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.95 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 5.57 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.77 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.31 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 5.39 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.32 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.44 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.68 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 3.64 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.57 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.79 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 4 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 2012 | 3.23 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 2.63 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 3.64 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 3.54 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.01 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 3.02 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.98 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.49 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 2.44 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.79 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 2.79 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.75 kg/ha | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +43.4% | 2.79 kg/ha | 4 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +38.4% | 2.63 kg/ha | 3.64 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 kg/ha | 4.38 kg/ha | 5.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.72 kg/ha | 3.5 kg/ha | 5.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha | 4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 2.79 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.75 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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).