Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.19 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sweden stood at 0.19 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.28 kg/cap in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.14 kg/cap, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 124th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.27 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.21 kg/cap | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.17 kg/cap | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 kg/cap | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 0.14 kg/cap | -36.4% |
| 1996 | 0.17 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.18 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.19 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.25 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 kg/cap | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 kg/cap | -46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.24 kg/cap | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.26 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.21 kg/cap | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.21 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.26 kg/cap | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.25 kg/cap | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.23 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.26 kg/cap | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.21 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.19 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 0.19 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.19 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 33% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.19 kg/cap is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.43 kg/cap, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.188 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 0.27 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.226 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.221 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.202 kg/cap | 0.19 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sweden?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sweden was 0.19 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 kg/cap in 2003.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 kg/cap in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Sweden ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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).