Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Austria
Austria: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.57 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Austria stood at 0.57 kg/cap.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Austria peaked at 0.67 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.37 kg/cap, in 2013.
Austria ranks 65th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.55 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.58 kg/cap | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5 kg/cap | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.46 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.43 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.45 kg/cap | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.46 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.42 kg/cap | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.43 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.44 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.39 kg/cap | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.42 kg/cap | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.41 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.41 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.43 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.51 kg/cap | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.42 kg/cap | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.44 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.41 kg/cap | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.42 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.37 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.39 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.44 kg/cap | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5 kg/cap | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.53 kg/cap | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 kg/cap | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.56 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.62 kg/cap | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.65 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.67 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.58 kg/cap | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.57 kg/cap | -1.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.57 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.57 kg/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.43 kg/cap, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.478 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.421 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.51 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.466 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.618 kg/cap | 0.57 kg/cap | 0.67 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Austria?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Austria was 0.57 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 kg/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 kg/cap in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Austria ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).