Agricultural Inputs: Pesticide use intensity

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Agricultural Inputs: Pesticide use intensity

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Agriculture and Food — Agricultural Inputs: Pesticide use intensity Units: Kilograms per Hectare

Reverse years

	ISO	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.