Pesticide use in Italy

Farmers in Italy used 4.29 kg of pesticides per hectare of cropland in 2024.

Measure: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Italy, 2024 4.29e (Estimate) Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +1.2% 2023: 4.24 kg/ha
World, 2024 2.49 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 2.06 kg/ha Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 63rd of 187 See the full ranking

Pesticide use in Italy over time

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Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland (kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period ItalyWorld
2024 4.29 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.49 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 4.24 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.38 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 4.69 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.44 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 5.36 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.43 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 6.01 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.26 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 5.19 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.25 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 5.90 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.19 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 6.12 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.16 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 6.55 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.23 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 6.97 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.15 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 6.49 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.14 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 6.10 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.14 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 6.59 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.10 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 7.69 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.02 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 7.44 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.00 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 7.76 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.81 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 7.93 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.89 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 8.29 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.85 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 7.49 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.68 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 8.19 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.69 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 7.96 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.64 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 8.17 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.56 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 8.79 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.49 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 6.93 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.47 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 7.09 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.47 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 4.24 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 6.49 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −33.9%.
  • Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 63rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.49 kg/ha.

Source and dates

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FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RP · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=1357 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Italy
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0