Insecticide use in Czechia
Czechia: Insecticide use was 109 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 109 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Czechia peaked at 389 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95 tonnes, in 1996.
Czechia ranks 123rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.29 tonnes | 95 tonnes | 186 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 287.1 tonnes | 237 tonnes | 362 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 299.2 tonnes | 181 tonnes | 389 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.25 tonnes | 104 tonnes | 156 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Czechia?
- Insecticide use in Czechia was 109 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 389 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 tonnes in 1996.
- How does Czechia rank for insecticide use?
- Czechia ranks 123rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.