France vs Spain: Pesticide use

France

65,415 tonnes

in 2023

Spain

52,907 tonnes

in 2023

France rank

10th

Spain rank

12th

Pesticide use over time

France currently reports 65,415 tonnes against 52,907 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 12,508 tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Pesticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.