Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Denmark

Denmark: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.57 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.57 kg/cap
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
70th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.1 kg/cap
in 1990
All-time low
0.32 kg/cap
in 2014
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Denmark, 1990–2024

0.40.60.811.21990200720241990: 1.1 kg/cap1991: 0.9 kg/cap1992: 0.88 kg/cap1993: 0.79 kg/cap1994: 0.75 kg/cap1995: 0.96 kg/cap1996: 0.7 kg/cap1997: 0.7 kg/cap1998: 0.68 kg/cap1999: 0.54 kg/cap2000: 0.59 kg/cap2001: 0.62 kg/cap2002: 0.53 kg/cap2003: 0.55 kg/cap2004: 0.54 kg/cap2005: 0.6 kg/cap2006: 0.59 kg/cap2007: 0.61 kg/cap2008: 0.75 kg/cap2009: 0.51 kg/cap2010: 0.7 kg/cap2011: 0.82 kg/cap2012: 1.1 kg/cap2013: 0.75 kg/cap2014: 0.32 kg/cap2015: 0.45 kg/cap2016: 0.45 kg/cap2017: 0.47 kg/cap2018: 0.46 kg/cap2019: 0.46 kg/cap2020: 0.54 kg/cap2021: 0.51 kg/cap2022: 0.55 kg/cap2023: 0.56 kg/cap2024: 0.57 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Denmark is 0.57 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Denmark peaked at 1.1 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.32 kg/cap, in 2014.

That places Denmark 70th out of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8 kg/cap 0.54 kg/cap 1.1 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.589 kg/cap 0.51 kg/cap 0.75 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.595 kg/cap 0.32 kg/cap 1.07 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.546 kg/cap 0.51 kg/cap 0.57 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 68 Colombia 0.59 kg/cap compare
  2. 69 Jamaica 0.58 kg/cap compare
  3. 70 Austria 0.57 kg/cap compare
  4. 70 Estonia 0.57 kg/cap compare
  5. 73 Belarus 0.56 kg/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Denmark?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Denmark 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 kg/cap in 1990.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.32 kg/cap in 2014.
How does Denmark rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Denmark ranks 70th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).