Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Greece

Greece: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.42 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.42 kg/cap
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
91st
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.27 kg/cap
in 2005
All-time low
0.31 kg/cap
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Greece, 1990–2024

0.40.60.811.21990200720241990: 0.72 kg/cap1991: 0.72 kg/cap1992: 0.76 kg/cap1993: 0.85 kg/cap1994: 0.61 kg/cap1995: 0.63 kg/cap1996: 0.69 kg/cap1997: 0.87 kg/cap1998: 1 kg/cap1999: 0.9 kg/cap2000: 0.99 kg/cap2001: 0.99 kg/cap2002: 1.2 kg/cap2003: 1.1 kg/cap2004: 1.2 kg/cap2005: 1.3 kg/cap2006: 0.68 kg/cap2007: 0.67 kg/cap2008: 0.46 kg/cap2009: 0.31 kg/cap2010: 0.5 kg/cap2011: 0.54 kg/cap2012: 0.55 kg/cap2013: 0.96 kg/cap2014: 0.36 kg/cap2015: 0.39 kg/cap2016: 0.44 kg/cap2017: 0.42 kg/cap2018: 0.45 kg/cap2019: 0.45 kg/cap2020: 0.46 kg/cap2021: 0.45 kg/cap2022: 0.38 kg/cap2023: 0.41 kg/cap2024: 0.42 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.42 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Greece peaked at 1.27 kg/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.31 kg/cap, in 2009.

That places Greece 91st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.775 kg/cap 0.61 kg/cap 1 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.887 kg/cap 0.31 kg/cap 1.27 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.506 kg/cap 0.36 kg/cap 0.96 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.424 kg/cap 0.38 kg/cap 0.46 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 88 British Virgin Islands 0.43 kg/cap compare
  2. 88 Kazakhstan 0.43 kg/cap compare
  3. 88 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.43 kg/cap compare
  4. 91 Faroe Islands 0.42 kg/cap compare
  5. 91 Peru 0.42 kg/cap compare
  6. 94 Croatia 0.41 kg/cap compare
  7. 94 Ireland 0.41 kg/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Greece?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Greece was 0.42 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 kg/cap in 2005.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.31 kg/cap in 2009.
How does Greece rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Greece ranks 91st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).