Harmonised risk indicator 1 for pesticides by categorisation of active substances by country

Countries reporting
28
Highest
96
Estonia
Lowest
24
Netherlands
Median
40
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
373

What the numbers show

Harmonised risk indicator 1 for pesticides by categorisation of active substances is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 96 in Estonia; the lowest is 24 in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 40, and the mean is 48.18.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 77.8%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 75.3%).

Harmonised risk indicator 1 for pesticides by categorisation of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Estonia 96 2023 down 7.7% rising
1 Malta 53 2023 down 49.0% falling
2 United Kingdom 92 2019 down 25.8% falling
3 Latvia 90 2023 down 12.6% flat
3 Ireland 35 2023 down 63.5% falling
4 Austria 84 2023 down 11.6% flat
4 Lithuania 84 2023 down 19.2% falling
4 Luxembourg 28 2023 down 72.3% falling
6 Finland 78 2023 down 23.5% falling
7 Sweden 55 2023 down 35.3% falling
8 Germany 52 2023 down 45.8% falling
9 France 51 2023 down 50.0% falling
10 Bulgaria 48 2023 up 77.8% volatile
11 Slovakia 40 2023 down 58.3% falling
11 Poland 40 2023 down 58.3% falling
11 Hungary 40 2023 down 57.4% falling
11 Denmark 40 2023 down 57.9% volatile
15 Cyprus 38 2023 down 60.8% falling
16 Portugal 36 2023 down 57.1% falling
17 Italy 35 2023 down 58.3% falling
17 Slovenia 35 2023 down 61.1% falling
19 Czechia 33 2023 down 62.5% falling
20 Spain 32 2023 down 67.0% falling
21 Croatia 29 2023 down 71.0% falling
21 Greece 29 2023 down 73.9% falling
23 Romania 26 2023 down 72.6% falling
23 Belgium 26 2023 down 72.3% falling
25 Netherlands 24 2023 down 75.3% falling

About this data

Indicator
Harmonised risk indicator 1 for pesticides by categorisation of active substances
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 373 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed