Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Germany
Germany: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.53 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Germany stood at 0.53 kg/cap.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Germany peaked at 0.58 kg/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.31 kg/cap, in 1993.
That places Germany 75th out of 208 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.456 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 0.54 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.553 kg/cap | 0.51 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.546 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Germany?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Germany was 0.53 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 kg/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Germany ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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).