Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.77 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Hungary, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.77 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Hungary peaked at 1.23 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.41 kg/cap, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.23 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.78 kg/cap | -36.6% |
| 1992 | 0.56 kg/cap | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 0.98 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 1994 | 0.93 kg/cap | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.75 kg/cap | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.67 kg/cap | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.43 kg/cap | -35.8% |
| 1998 | 0.52 kg/cap | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.45 kg/cap | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.41 kg/cap | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.54 kg/cap | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 0.81 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.86 kg/cap | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.99 kg/cap | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.96 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 kg/cap | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kg/cap | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 kg/cap | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.86 kg/cap | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.81 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.79 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.91 kg/cap | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.96 kg/cap | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.87 kg/cap | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.89 kg/cap | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.91 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.89 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.67 kg/cap | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.77 kg/cap | +14.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.77 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.77 kg/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.43 kg/cap, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.73 kg/cap | 0.43 kg/cap | 1.23 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.915 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 1.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.903 kg/cap | 0.79 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.826 kg/cap | 0.67 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % 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 -0.4968 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Hungary?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Hungary was 0.77 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 kg/cap in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Hungary ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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).