Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.43 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 0.43 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 0.73 kg/cap in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4 kg/cap, in 2023.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 83rd out of 192 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.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.65 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.62 kg/cap | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.59 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.68 kg/cap | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.56 kg/cap | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.66 kg/cap | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.57 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.56 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.67 kg/cap | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 0.61 kg/cap | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.71 kg/cap | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.58 kg/cap | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.58 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.65 kg/cap | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.65 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.63 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.73 kg/cap | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.65 kg/cap | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.59 kg/cap | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.57 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.65 kg/cap | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.67 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.63 kg/cap | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.62 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.58 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.63 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.61 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.54 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.52 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.56 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.53 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.49 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4 kg/cap | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.43 kg/cap | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.617 kg/cap | 0.56 kg/cap | 0.68 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.637 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 0.73 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.602 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 0.67 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.482 kg/cap | 0.4 kg/cap | 0.56 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 83 British Virgin Islands 0.43 kg/cap compare
- 83 Kazakhstan 0.43 kg/cap compare
- 86 Faroe Islands 0.42 kg/cap compare
- 86 Greece 0.42 kg/cap compare
- 86 Peru 0.42 kg/cap compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 0.43 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 kg/cap in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 kg/cap in 2023.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 83rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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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).