Insecticide use in Norway
Norway: Insecticide use was 16 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 128.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Norway peaked at 28 tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6 tonnes, in 2010.
Norway ranks 160th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3 tonnes | 16 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 14 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6 tonnes | 6 tonnes | 13 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 tonnes | 16 tonnes | 18 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Norway?
- Insecticide use in Norway was 16 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 28 tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 tonnes in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for insecticide use?
- Norway ranks 160th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.