Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Europe
Western Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.05 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 4.05 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Europe peaked at 4.75 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.49 kg/ha, in 2010.
Western Europe ranks 5th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.65 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 4.03 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 4.09 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.94 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.33 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 4.61 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 4.69 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.75 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 4.41 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.98 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 3.77 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.82 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.94 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.78 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.04 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.13 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.52 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 3.49 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.65 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.79 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.77 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.88 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.07 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.04 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.36 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 3.51 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 4.03 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 4.22 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.11 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.69 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 4.05 kg/ha | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.34 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 4.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha | 4.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 kg/ha | 3.49 kg/ha | 4.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 kg/ha | 3.69 kg/ha | 4.22 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 2 Qatar 35.11 kg/ha compare
- 2 Polynesia 6.1 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Europe was 4.05 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Western Europe rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Western Europe ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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).