Insecticide use in Greece
Greece: Insecticide use was 757 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Greece recorded 757 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Greece peaked at 3,108 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 586 tonnes, in 2014.
Greece ranks 60th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,150 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 2,150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,290 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 2,362 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2,239 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1,696 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 2,120 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 3,083 tonnes | +45.4% |
| 1998 | 2,505 tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 2,835 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 2,864 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2,638 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 3,056 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 2,663 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 2,627 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,108 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 1,993 tonnes | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 2,239 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1,637 tonnes | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 1,016 tonnes | -37.9% |
| 2010 | 1,579 tonnes | +55.4% |
| 2011 | 1,103 tonnes | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 918 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 2,260 tonnes | +146.2% |
| 2014 | 586 tonnes | -74.1% |
| 2015 | 689 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 923 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 2017 | 894 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,011 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 967 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 863 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 806 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 751 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 757 tonnes | +0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 757 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 90 tonnes, 8.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greece's 757 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198 tonnes, 3.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +146.2% | 918 tonnes | 2,260 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,343 tonnes | 1,696 tonnes | 3,083 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,384 tonnes | 1,016 tonnes | 3,108 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,093 tonnes | 586 tonnes | 2,260 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 794.25 tonnes | 751 tonnes | 863 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 57 Burkina Faso 847 tonnes compare
- 58 Uruguay 801 tonnes compare
- 59 Venezuela 767 tonnes compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 739 tonnes compare
- 62 Poland 717 tonnes compare
- 63 El Salvador 667 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Greece?
- Insecticide use in Greece was 757 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,108 tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 586 tonnes in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for insecticide use?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.