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 179th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2021 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2022 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 2023 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.01 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.01 kg/cap is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.43 kg/cap, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 178 Madagascar 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 179 Central African Republic 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 Eritrea 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 Guinea 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 179 Iraq 0.01 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 179th out of 192 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).