Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.57 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Denmark, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Denmark
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 509,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 513,830 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 425,964 t (2024)
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
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).