Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.7 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cyprus, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cyprus stood at 0.7 kg/cap.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cyprus peaked at 2.98 kg/cap in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.44 kg/cap, in 2008.
That places Cyprus 57th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.36 kg/cap | 1.33 kg/cap | 2.98 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.734 kg/cap | 0.44 kg/cap | 1.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.911 kg/cap | 0.56 kg/cap | 1.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.764 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.42 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 30.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.6 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.54 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 96.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cyprus?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cyprus was 0.7 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 kg/cap in 1994.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 kg/cap in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 57th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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).