Insecticide use in Spain
Spain: Insecticide use was 9,978 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticide use in Spain stood at 9,978 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Spain peaked at 16,862 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,857 tonnes, in 1993.
Spain ranks 13th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,102 tonnes | 5,857 tonnes | 10,646 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,422 tonnes | 10,470 tonnes | 14,144 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,965 tonnes | 6,769 tonnes | 16,862 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,696 tonnes | 9,882 tonnes | 15,891 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Spain?
- Insecticide use in Spain was 9,978 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16,862 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,857 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for insecticide use?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.