Pesticide use in Spain

Farmers in Spain used 3.63 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”.
Spain, 2024 3.63e (Estimate) Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +13.8% 2023: 3.19 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 68th of 187 See the full ranking

Pesticide use in Spain 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 SpainWorld
2024 3.63 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.49 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 3.19 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.38 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 3.36 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.44 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 4.59 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.43 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 4.55 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.26 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 4.49 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.25 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 4.36 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.19 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 4.24 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.16 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 4.52 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.23 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 4.49 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.15 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 4.59 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.14 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 4.17 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.14 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 3.62 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.10 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 4.30 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.02 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 2.27 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.00 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 2.04 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.81 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 2.36 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.89 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 2.26 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.85 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 2.26 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.68 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 2.30 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.69 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 2.64 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.64 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 2.31 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.56 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 2.28 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.49 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 1.98 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.47 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 1.89 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 +13.8% from 3.19 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.59 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −20.9%.
  • Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 68th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.49 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 Spain
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