Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Germany
Germany: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 9 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rodenticides — agricultural use in Germany is 9 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Germany peaked at 184 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2017.
Germany ranks 39th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 t | — |
| 1991 | 10 t | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 49 t | +512.5% |
| 1994 | 20 t | -59.2% |
| 1995 | 19 t | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 18 t | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 43 t | +138.9% |
| 1998 | 81 t | +88.4% |
| 1999 | 140 t | +72.8% |
| 2000 | 114 t | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 82 t | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 107 t | +30.5% |
| 2003 | 79 t | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 132 t | +67.1% |
| 2005 | 100 t | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 115 t | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 144 t | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 184 t | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 175 t | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 126 t | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 13 t | -89.7% |
| 2012 | 23 t | +76.9% |
| 2013 | 8 t | -65.2% |
| 2014 | 15 t | +87.5% |
| 2015 | 33 t | +120.0% |
| 2016 | 8 t | -75.8% |
| 2017 | 3 t | -62.5% |
| 2018 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 10 t | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 16 t | +60.0% |
| 2021 | 8 t | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 4 t | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 9 t | +80.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +512.5% | 8 t | 49 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1 t | 8 t | 140 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.2 t | 79 t | 184 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4 t | 3 t | 126 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 t | 4 t | 16 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Germany?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Germany was 9 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 184 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Germany ranks 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. 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).