Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Germany

Germany: Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides was 14,422 Tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14,422 Tonnes
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
11th
of 41 countries
All-time high
19,907 Tonnes
in 2012
All-time low
13,138 Tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Germany, 2011–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2011201720242011: 18.0k Tonnes2012: 19.9k Tonnes2013: 17.7k Tonnes2014: 17.9k Tonnes2015: 16.1k Tonnes2016: 15.0k Tonnes2017: 16.8k Tonnes2018: 14.6k Tonnes2019: 13.9k Tonnes2020: 14.6k Tonnes2021: 16.1k Tonnes2022: 16.8k Tonnes2023: 13.1k Tonnes2024: 14.4k Tonnes

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.

Analysis

Germany recorded 14,422 Tonnes for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in 2024.

That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Germany peaked at 19,907 Tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13,138 Tonnes, in 2023.

Germany ranks 11th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Germany, 2011 to 2024.
Year Tonnes Change
2011 17,955 Tonnes
2012 19,907 Tonnes +10.9%
2013 17,670 Tonnes -11.2%
2014 17,877 Tonnes +1.2%
2015 16,063 Tonnes -10.1%
2016 15,038 Tonnes -6.4%
2017 16,752 Tonnes +11.4%
2018 14,570 Tonnes -13.0%
2019 13,946 Tonnes -4.3%
2020 14,589 Tonnes +4.6%
2021 16,088 Tonnes +10.3%
2022 16,812 Tonnes +4.5%
2023 13,138 Tonnes -21.9%
2024 14,422 Tonnes +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16,642 Tonnes 13,946 Tonnes 19,907 Tonnes 9
2020s 15,010 Tonnes 13,138 Tonnes 16,812 Tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 8 France 29,077 Tonnes compare
  2. 8 Latvia 1,235 Tonnes compare
  3. 9 Spain 17,806 Tonnes compare
  4. 10 Croatia 729.15 Tonnes compare
  5. 10 South Africa 14,822 Tonnes compare
  6. 11 Estonia 597.44 Tonnes compare
  7. 12 Ukraine 13,747 Tonnes compare
  8. 12 Slovenia 118.53 Tonnes compare
  9. 13 Mexico 12,965 Tonnes compare
  10. 14 Japan 12,563 Tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Germany?
Pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in Germany was 14,422 Tonnes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 19,907 Tonnes in 2012.
What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 13,138 Tonnes in 2023.
How does Germany rank for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides?
Germany ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/pesticide-sales-sales-of-herbicides/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/pesticide-sales-sales-of-herbicides/germany/">Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides
Unit
Tonnes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,094 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed