Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.63 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Eastern Europe, 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 Eastern Europe is 0.63 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Eastern Europe peaked at 0.66 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.28 kg/cap, in 2003.
That places Eastern Europe 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.59 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.47 kg/cap | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.44 kg/cap | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.47 kg/cap | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.45 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.42 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.37 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.35 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.33 kg/cap | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.31 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.36 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.43 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.51 kg/cap | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.44 kg/cap | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.53 kg/cap | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.62 kg/cap | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.66 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.64 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.62 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.59 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.62 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.61 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.54 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.56 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.65 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.62 kg/cap | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.61 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.63 kg/cap | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.429 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 0.59 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.363 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap | 0.51 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.599 kg/cap | 0.53 kg/cap | 0.66 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.622 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 8 Paraguay 2.7 kg/cap compare
- 9 Panama 2.62 kg/cap compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 2.61 kg/cap compare
- 11 Canada 2.57 kg/cap compare
- 12 Australia 2.41 kg/cap compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 2.2 kg/cap compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Eastern Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Eastern Europe was 0.63 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 kg/cap in 2003.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Eastern Europe ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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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).