Insecticide use in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Insecticide use was 216 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Bulgaria is 216 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Bulgaria peaked at 727 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 111th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 429.6 tonnes | 345 tonnes | 486 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 234.2 tonnes | 143 tonnes | 325 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.4 tonnes | 83 tonnes | 727 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 343.25 tonnes | 216 tonnes | 503 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Bulgaria?
- Insecticide use in Bulgaria was 216 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 727 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for insecticide use?
- Bulgaria ranks 111th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.