Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.57 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.57 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.67 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.09 kg/cap, in 1996.
That places Estonia 65th 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 33 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3 kg/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.11 kg/cap | -63.3% |
| 1994 | 0.12 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.11 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.09 kg/cap | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.14 kg/cap | +55.6% |
| 1998 | 0.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.23 kg/cap | +76.9% |
| 2001 | 0.24 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.26 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.28 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.34 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.34 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.41 kg/cap | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3 kg/cap | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.39 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.35 kg/cap | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.42 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.45 kg/cap | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.45 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.54 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.53 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.48 kg/cap | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.56 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.58 kg/cap | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.67 kg/cap | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.58 kg/cap | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.52 kg/cap | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.57 kg/cap | +9.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.57 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.57 kg/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.43 kg/cap, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1425 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.3 kg/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.288 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.46 kg/cap | 0.35 kg/cap | 0.56 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.584 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 0.67 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Estonia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Estonia 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 kg/cap in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Estonia ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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).