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"Agriculture and Food -- Agricultural Inputs: Pesticide use intensity"

"Units: Kilograms per Hectare"

,,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,
Country
"Albania","ALB",..,..,..,..,..,..,0.4,0.3,0.2,..,..,..,
"Algeria {1}","DZA",..,..,0.3,0.1,0.3,0.3,1.4,0.8,0.7,0.7,1.7,1.3,
"Angola","AGO",..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,..,..,..,..,..,
"Argentina","ARG",..,..,..,1.9,2.3,1.6,1.2,1.0,0.9,..,..,..,
"Armenia","ARM",..,..,..,..,..,0.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Australia","AUS",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,2.5,..,..,
"Austria {2}","AUT",2.1,2.4,2.3,2.3,2.5,2.4,2.3,2.4,2.7,2.6,2.9,2.8,
"Bahrain","BHR",1.3,1.5,1.8,2.0,1.8,2.6,2.4,6.2,2.8,..,..,..,
"Bangladesh","BGD",..,0.4,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,..,0.2,0.2,0.1,0.1,
"Barbados","BRB",..,..,..,..,..,27.9,39.1,30.2,32.4,..,..,..,
"Belize","BLZ",16.5,12.7,13.6,13.9,..,..,..,..,..,11.5,8.6,10.0,
"Bhutan","BTN",..,0.1,..,..,..,0.7,0.7,0.6,0.6,0.6,0.7,0.7,
"Bolivia","BOL",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.3,0.8,1.5,2.1,
"Brazil","BRA",1.2,1.0,0.8,1.0,0.9,0.7,0.7,0.6,0.3,0.4,0.3,..,
"Bulgaria {3}","BGR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.9,..,..,
"Burkina Faso","BFA",..,..,..,0.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Burundi","BDI",0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,..,..,
"Cameroon {4}","CMR",0.1,0.1,0.1,..,0.1,..,..,..,..,0.4,0.1,0.3,
"Canada","CAN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.6,..,..,..,0.6,
"Cape Verde","CPV",0.1,0.2,0.3,0.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Chile","CHL",..,..,6.7,6.3,6.3,5.6,4.6,3.7,3.8,3.7,2.7,2.4,
"Colombia {5}","COL",..,16.7,15.1,13.9,3.8,4.4,4.6,3.6,3.1,3.1,3.5,3.6,
"Congo","COG",..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.2,..,0.1,0.1,
"Cook Islands","COK",..,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.1,..,..,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,
"Costa Rica {6}","CRI",20.4,49.3,32.2,15.6,32.2,21.3,10.4,..,13.2,..,..,..,
"Croatia","HRV",..,..,..,..,..,2.2,2.8,..,..,1.7,..,..,
"Cyprus {7}","CYP",..,..,..,..,15.8,16.9,14.2,17.5,13.2,10.9,12.6,13.9,
"Czech Rep","CZE",1.4,1.4,1.3,1.3,1.2,1.1,1.1,1.1,1.0,..,..,..,
"Denmark {8}","DNK",1.4,1.4,1.2,1.5,1.6,1.6,2.2,1.7,1.6,1.8,1.8,2.2,
"Dominican Rep","DOM",4.5,3.2,3.4,2.8,2.6,2.3,2.3,3.2,..,..,..,..,
"Ecuador","ECU",2.5,6.0,4.8,7.2,2.6,0.8,0.9,0.9,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,
"Egypt","EGY",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.4,2.1,3.1,4.8,
"El Salvador","SLV",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,4.9,3.1,
"Eritrea {9}","ERI",0.1,..,..,..,0.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Estonia {10}","EST",0.5,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.4,..,..,
"Ethiopia","ETH",0.1,0.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Fiji {11}","FJI",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.4,5.3,1.6,
"Finland {12}","FIN",0.6,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.4,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.6,0.8,0.9,
"France","FRA",4.5,4.6,5.4,5.1,5.3,5.0,4.3,4.3,4.4,4.1,5.2,4.7,
"Gambia","GMB",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.2,..,..,
"Germany {13}","DEU",2.3,2.5,2.5,2.8,2.5,2.6,2.5,2.2,2.1,2.5,2.7,2.5,
"Ghana","GHA",..,..,..,0.1,0.1,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Greece {14}","GRC",2.8,2.8,2.5,2.8,2.4,1.9,1.7,1.6,2.3,2.0,1.9,..,
"Guatemala","GTM",..,..,..,..,..,0.8,..,..,..,0.4,..,..,
"Guinea","GIN",..,..,..,..,0.1,0.1,0.1,..,..,0.1,..,..,
"Guinea-Bissau","GNB",0.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,..,0.1,0.1,
"Honduras {15}","HND",..,2.5,1.3,1.9,3.0,3.3,4.0,3.0,3.4,5.8,3.8,5.3,
"Hungary","HUN",1.1,0.9,0.9,1.0,0.9,1.4,1.5,1.9,2.0,1.2,1.5,2.4,
"Iceland","ISL",0.9,0.6,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"India {16}","IND",..,..,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,
"Indonesia","IDN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,..,0.1,0.1,
"Iran, Islamic Rep","IRN",..,..,..,..,..,0.3,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.6,0.9,0.6,
"Iraq","IRQ",..,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.1,0.1,..,..,..,..,
"Ireland","IRL",2.0,1.8,1.8,2.1,2.1,1.5,2.1,2.0,..,..,..,..,
"Israel {17}","ISR",..,..,..,5.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Italy {18}","ITA",6.9,7.1,7.1,7.6,7.7,6.9,15.2,14.2,15.0,14.6,14.5,16.1,
"Jamaica {19}","JAM",..,..,..,..,5.8,10.7,9.4,9.3,..,..,..,..,
"Jordan","JOR",..,1.4,1.3,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.0,..,2.1,3.6,2.4,1.9,
"Kazakhstan","KAZ",..,..,..,..,0.3,0.4,0.4,0.5,..,..,..,..,
"Kenya {20}","KEN",0.3,0.4,..,..,1.0,1.3,1.0,0.7,..,..,..,..,
"Korea, Rep","KOR",..,12.8,12.8,11.1,12.2,12.5,13.0,12.9,12.7,12.9,13.1,11.9,
"Kuwait","KWT",..,..,..,4.6,2.9,2.6,2.3,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kyrgyzstan","KGZ",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.8,..,..,
"Lao People's Dem Rep","LAO",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,..,..,..,
"Latvia","LVA",..,..,..,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.6,..,..,
"Lebanon","LBN",..,..,..,..,5.6,3.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Lithuania","LTU",0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.5,..,..,
"Macedonia, FYR","MKD",..,..,..,0.8,0.8,0.8,0.8,0.8,1.0,1.4,..,..,
"Malawi","MWI",..,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Malaysia","MYS",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.5,1.5,1.2,
"Mali","MLI",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.2,0.4,
"Malta","MLT",11.0,20.2,15.4,29.3,25.8,13.9,19.0,34.4,25.2,..,..,..,
"Mauritius {21}","MUS",17.7,15.4,14.4,14.6,15.1,12.6,14.0,12.1,..,..,..,8.4,
"Moldova, Rep","MDA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.1,1.3,..,..,
"Morocco","MAR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.0,
"Namibia","NAM",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,
"Netherlands","NLD",8.0,9.4,10.2,11.2,9.4,9.6,9.5,9.4,11.4,9.8,10.3,10.7,
"New Zealand {22}","NZL",1.0,1.1,0.8,0.9,..,1.1,1.2,1.1,..,..,..,..,
"Nicaragua","NIC",2.4,3.0,3.9,6.0,..,..,0.5,0.5,0.6,0.4,..,..,
"Norway {23}","NOR",0.6,0.4,0.9,1.0,0.8,0.7,0.9,0.9,0.8,0.9,0.9,1.4,
"Oman","OMN",..,1.2,..,8.4,9.7,2.4,..,5.1,..,6.9,1.2,1.8,
"Pakistan {24}","PAK",0.5,1.3,0.9,0.8,0.8,0.6,0.4,0.3,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.3,
"Panama {25}","PAN",..,..,..,4.7,9.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Papua New Guinea","PNG",..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.2,..,..,
"Paraguay","PRY",3.4,1.2,1.7,4.2,5.8,..,..,..,..,1.4,..,..,
"Peru","PER",..,1.2,1.0,1.0,1.0,0.9,0.8,..,..,..,..,..,
"Poland","POL",0.6,0.5,0.5,0.6,0.6,0.7,0.5,0.6,0.6,0.5,0.4,..,
"Portugal {26}","PRT",5.5,5.3,5.4,5.2,4.7,4.4,4.0,3.2,2.9,2.0,3.0,..,
"Qatar","QAT",..,3.2,..,..,..,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.2,..,..,..,
"Romania","ROU",0.8,1.0,1.1,1.4,1.6,1.8,2.0,2.2,2.4,1.5,2.0,2.5,
"Russian Federation","RUS",..,..,..,..,0.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Rwanda {27}","RWA",0.1,0.1,..,0.1,0.2,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.1,0.1,
"Samoa","WSM",..,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.4,0.4,0.2,0.3,0.4,..,
"Saudi Arabia","SAU",..,..,..,..,0.7,0.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Senegal","SEN",0.1,0.2,..,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,..,..,
"Serbia and Montenegro {28}","YUG",..,0.8,0.8,0.8,0.8,0.9,0.8,1.0,1.1,0.8,..,..,
"Seychelles","SYC",..,..,..,2.7,3.6,4.9,5.0,4.7,4.4,..,1.3,1.7,
"Slovakia {29}","SVK",2.1,2.1,1.8,2.2,2.0,2.4,3.8,2.6,2.4,..,..,..,
"Slovenia {30}","SVN",6.8,7.2,5.6,5.4,6.1,4.3,4.3,4.1,4.7,5.5,..,..,
"South Africa","ZAF",..,1.7,1.7,1.5,1.4,1.2,1.1,1.1,..,..,..,..,
"Spain {31}","ESP",..,2.0,1.8,1.9,1.8,1.7,1.5,1.6,1.5,1.6,1.9,2.0,
"Sri Lanka","LKA",..,..,..,..,0.9,0.9,0.9,1.0,0.9,1.1,0.7,0.8,
"St. Lucia","LCA",..,..,10.3,2.9,5.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Suriname","SUR",..,2.6,..,..,2.1,2.1,2.5,..,..,..,3.0,3.2,
"Sweden","SWE",0.7,0.6,0.6,0.6,0.5,0.5,0.4,0.7,0.5,0.5,0.7,0.8,
"Switzerland {32}","CHE",3.6,3.6,3.5,3.6,3.7,3.9,4.1,4.4,4.5,4.7,5.0,5.5,
"Syrian Arab Rep {33}","SYR",0.6,0.6,0.8,0.8,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Tajikistan","TJK",..,..,..,..,..,0.8,0.1,0.7,2.3,..,..,..,
"Tanzania {34}","TZA",..,..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.2,..,..,..,..,
"Thailand","THA",..,1.1,1.2,1.1,1.3,1.1,1.2,1.0,0.9,..,..,..,
"Togo","TGO",..,..,..,..,..,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,
"Trinidad and Tobago {35}","TTO",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,7.3,8.9,9.3,7.1,
"Tunisia","TUN",..,..,..,..,0.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Turkey","TUR",1.0,1.3,1.2,1.1,1.2,1.0,1.0,0.9,1.0,1.0,0.9,1.1,
"Turkmenistan","TKM",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,6.4,5.4,..,..,
"U.S.S.R. (former) {36}","",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.4,0.4,
"Ukraine","UKR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.9,..,..,
"United Kingdom {37}","GBR",5.8,5.6,6.0,5.6,5.5,5.8,5.6,5.7,5.3,4.7,4.4,4.4,
"United States {38}","USA",..,..,..,..,2.3,2.4,2.3,2.3,2.1,2.2,2.1,2.2,
"Uruguay","URY",3.3,2.7,2.9,3.2,2.6,2.6,1.8,1.7,1.3,1.6,1.4,..,
"Vanuatu","VUT",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.1,1.7,1.9,1.2,
"Venezuela","VEN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.2,0.7,0.5,
"Viet Nam","VNM",2.3,2.1,2.2,2.9,4.6,4.7,3.7,3.1,..,..,..,..,
"Yemen","YEM",..,0.8,0.7,0.7,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Yugoslavia (former)","",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.4,0.3,
"Zambia","ZMB",..,..,..,..,..,0.3,0.1,0.2,..,..,..,..,
"Zimbabwe","ZWE",..,..,..,0.9,0.8,0.8,0.8,0.5,0.5,0.7,1.5,1.4,

Footnotes
"1 -- Algeria"
"Pesticide data refer to sales of pesticide products."

"2 -- Austria"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"3 -- Bulgaria"
"Starting in 1998 the country has adopted a different methodology for the calculation of the land use data. Constructing a time-series using both pre and post 1998 data for Bulgaria is therefore discouraged."

"4 -- Cameroon"
"Up to the year 1992 pesticide data refer to quantities of formulated products imported into the country."

"5 -- Colombia"
"Pesticide data referring to mineral oils include adjuvants for the years 1990 to 1995."

"6 -- Costa Rica"
"Up to 1997 pesticide data refer to quantities of formulated products. Starting in 1998 pesticide data are expressed in active ingredients."

"7 -- Cyprus"
"As a result of the situation in Cyprus, data refer to the government controlled area only."

"8 -- Denmark"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"9 -- Eritrea"
"1996 to 1998 pesticide data are preliminary."

"10 -- Estonia"
"Pesticide data from 1992 to 1996 refer to use of pesticides in the enterprises only; starting in 1997 Pesticide data refer to use of pesticides in both enterprises and private farms."

"11 -- Fiji"
"Pesticide data may refer to formulated products."

"12 -- Finland"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"13 -- Germany"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"14 -- Greece"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"15 -- Honduras"
"Pesticide data refer to quantities imported into the country for agricultural use. In the years 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994 pesticide data are expressed in formulated products. "

"16 -- India"
"Data relating to KashmirJammu, whose final status has not yet been determined, are generally included under India and excluded from figures for Pakistan."

"17 -- Israel"
"Insecticides figures include rodenticides."

"18 -- Italy"
"Up to 1995 pesticide data refer to distribution of formulated products for use in the agricultural sector. From 1996 pesticide data refer to distribution of active ingredients."

"19 -- Jamaica"
"Pesticide data refer to total import of formulated products since information on stocks and products is not available."

"20 -- Kenya"
"In the years 2000 and 2001 insecticides data do not include botanical products and biologicals, because the percentage of active ingredients is not available for these products. "

"21 -- Mauritius"
"Starting in 1994 pesticide data refer to formulated products."

"22 -- New Zealand"
"Permanent crops data include planted production forests on farms."

"23 -- Norway"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"24 -- Pakistan"
"Data relating to KashmirJammu, whose final status has not yet been determined, are generally included under India and excluded from figures for Pakistan."

"25 -- Panama"
"Pesticide data are expressed in commercial product."

"26 -- Portugal"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use. The increase in sales between 1994 and 1995 is mainly due to an increase in the number of companies included in the survey."

"27 -- Rwanda"
"2001 pesticide data are partial."

"28 -- Serbia and Montenegro"
"Pesticide data may refer to formulated products. Starting in 1999, pesticide data for Kosovo and Metohia are not included. "

"29 -- Slovakia"
"Pesticide data may refer to formulated products."

"30 -- Slovenia"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"31 -- Spain"
"Up to 1995 pesticide data were collected as volume of formulated products. Estimated volumes of active ingredients are derived from data using a correction factor which is calculated for each year based on average products usage. ECPA source."

"32 -- Switzerland"
"Arable and permanent cropland data from 1992 are not comparable with those of the previous years because of a new statistical method recently applied by the country."

"33 -- Syrian Arab Rep"
"Pesticide data refer to formulated products."

"34 -- Tanzania"
"Pesticide data reported are not the actual consumption, as some quantities were imported into the country without importation permits and therefore not recorded. "

"35 -- Trinidad and Tobago"
"Pesticide data refer to formulated products."

"36 -- U.S.S.R. (former)"
"Data on arable land and land under permanent crops refer to the land being used by agricultural undertakings and farms, i.e. excluding state land reserves and areas belonging to nonagricultural undertakings."

"37 -- United Kingdom"
"Pesticide data refer to sales for the agricultural use."

"38 -- United States"
"Mineral oils figures include sulfur oil and other pesticides, rodenticides figures include molluscicides. "

Source
"Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2004.  FAOSTAT Online Statistical Service.  Rome: FAO.  Available online at: http://apps.fao.org."


Technical Notes
"Definition"
"Pesticide use intensity refers to the amount of pesticide used per hectare of arable and permanent cropland.  To calculate this figure, total pesticide consumption in agriculture is divided by the total area of arable and permanent cropland.  Pesticide consumption is measured in kilograms of active ingredients.  Pesticides are organized into eight categories, the sum of which  is used to determine total pesticide consumption.  The eight categories are: insecticides, mineral oils, herbicides, fungicides and bactericides, seed treatment fungicides, seed treatment insecticides, plant growth regulators and rodenticides."
""
"Arable and permanent cropland is comprised of both arable and permanent land in a given country for each year. "
""
"Arable land is land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for ""Arable land"" are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable. "
""
"Permanent Crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee and rubber; this category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber."
""
"Years Covered and Frequency of Update"
"Data are available for the years 1990-2001 and are updated annually."
""
"Methodology"
"FAO originally collected data for individual pesticides three decades ago through administering  the Pesticides Consumption Annual Questionnaire to participating governments.  Following poor response from the questionnaire, FAO, in cooperation with the Commission of the European Union, simplified the survey to include only major groupings of pesticides.  The current database contains the results of these more recent surveys."
""
"Data Reliability"
"Data on pesticide consumption may be difficult to interpret for two reasons.  First, inter-country comparisons may be difficult because poor response to surveys has resulted in incomplete data.  Second, although the survey requests that pesticide consumption be measured in terms of active ingredients, some countries may have reported formulation weight (including diluents and adjuvants) without specific indication."
""
"Data on arable and permanent cropland may have inconsistencies, because definitions used by reporting countries vary considerably and items classified under the same category often correspond to different types of land."