Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.37 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Czechia stood at 0.37 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Czechia peaked at 0.67 kg/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.34 kg/cap, in 1993.
That places Czechia 92nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.34 kg/cap | — |
| 1994 | 0.35 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.36 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.35 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.42 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.41 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.44 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.45 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.49 kg/cap | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.45 kg/cap | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.52 kg/cap | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.52 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.55 kg/cap | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.52 kg/cap | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.46 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.47 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.67 kg/cap | +42.6% |
| 2012 | 0.62 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.59 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.54 kg/cap | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.56 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5 kg/cap | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.49 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.41 kg/cap | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.43 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.52 kg/cap | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.42 kg/cap | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.37 kg/cap | -11.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.37 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 65% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.37 kg/cap is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.43 kg/cap, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3757 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5 kg/cap | 0.44 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.552 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 0.67 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.43 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % 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 -0.1206 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Czechia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Czechia was 0.37 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 kg/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Czechia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Czechia ranks 92nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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).