Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.23 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.23 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.34 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.17 kg/cap, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 110th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.265 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.227 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.262 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.224 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7024 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -0.0507 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Switzerland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Switzerland was 0.23 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 kg/cap in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).