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.
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
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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.