Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.01 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Iceland stood at 0.01 kg/cap.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.02 kg/cap in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 193rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.016 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 190 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 190 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 190 Madagascar 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 193 Cabo Verde 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 193 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 193 Eritrea 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 193 Guinea 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 193 Iraq 0.01 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,634 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Iceland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Iceland was 0.01 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Iceland ranks 193rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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).