Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.81 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern Europe stood at 0.81 kg/cap.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern Europe peaked at 1.31 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.75 kg/cap, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 6th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.31 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg/cap | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 1.06 kg/cap | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1 kg/cap | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.12 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.09 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.06 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.26 kg/cap | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 1.19 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.21 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kg/cap | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.98 kg/cap | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.89 kg/cap | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 kg/cap | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 kg/cap | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 1 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kg/cap | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 kg/cap | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.06 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.99 kg/cap | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.98 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 kg/cap | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.99 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.81 kg/cap | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.75 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.81 kg/cap | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 kg/cap | 1.01 kg/cap | 1.31 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 kg/cap | 0.89 kg/cap | 1.26 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 kg/cap | 0.9 kg/cap | 1.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.878 kg/cap | 0.75 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern Europe was 0.81 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 kg/cap in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Southern Europe ranks 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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).