Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in France
France: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.05 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in France stood at 1.05 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in France peaked at 1.94 kg/cap in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.83 kg/cap, in 2019.
That places France 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 kg/cap | 1.44 kg/cap | 1.94 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 kg/cap | 1.01 kg/cap | 1.66 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg/cap | 0.83 kg/cap | 1.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 kg/cap | 0.97 kg/cap | 1.06 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 32 Ecuador 1.23 kg/cap compare
- 33 Cook Islands 1.09 kg/cap compare
- 33 Polynesia 1.09 kg/cap compare
- 36 Indonesia 1.04 kg/cap compare
- 37 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.02 kg/cap compare
- 38 New Zealand 1.01 kg/cap compare
More environment data for France
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.87 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.53 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in France?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in France was 1.05 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 kg/cap in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 kg/cap in 2019.
- How does France rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- France ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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).