Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.41 kg/cap in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ireland is 0.41 kg/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.81 kg/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.41 kg/cap, in 2024.
That places Ireland 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.558 kg/cap | 0.43 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.629 kg/cap | 0.5 kg/cap | 0.73 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.646 kg/cap | 0.54 kg/cap | 0.81 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.514 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,009 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 30,918 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 14,319 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,217 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ireland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ireland was 0.41 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 kg/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 kg/cap in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Ireland ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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).