Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.45 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 0.45 g/Int$.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 0.78 g/Int$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.41 g/Int$, in 2023.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.61 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.58 g/Int$ | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.53 g/Int$ | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.62 g/Int$ | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.53 g/Int$ | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.62 g/Int$ | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.53 g/Int$ | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.55 g/Int$ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.65 g/Int$ | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.56 g/Int$ | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.67 g/Int$ | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6 g/Int$ | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.62 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.65 g/Int$ | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.68 g/Int$ | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7 g/Int$ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.78 g/Int$ | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.68 g/Int$ | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.61 g/Int$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.59 g/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.65 g/Int$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.69 g/Int$ | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.63 g/Int$ | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.61 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.55 g/Int$ | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.58 g/Int$ | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.57 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.54 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.51 g/Int$ | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.53 g/Int$ | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5 g/Int$ | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.48 g/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.41 g/Int$ | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.45 g/Int$ | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.578 g/Int$ | 0.53 g/Int$ | 0.65 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.669 g/Int$ | 0.6 g/Int$ | 0.78 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.592 g/Int$ | 0.51 g/Int$ | 0.69 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.474 g/Int$ | 0.41 g/Int$ | 0.53 g/Int$ | 5 |
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More environment data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.617 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.6699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate 0.2639 % change on previous year (2024)
- Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 0.45 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 g/Int$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 g/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 value of agricultural production. 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).