Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides was 321.36 Tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in Switzerland, 2011–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in Switzerland is 321.36 Tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 42.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in Switzerland peaked at 481.62 Tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 217.91 Tonnes, in 2015.
That places Switzerland 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 260.77 Tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 278.86 Tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 280.49 Tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 287.18 Tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 217.91 Tonnes | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 269.79 Tonnes | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 250.27 Tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 228.13 Tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 293.21 Tonnes | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 256.93 Tonnes | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 414.27 Tonnes | +61.2% |
| 2022 | 481.62 Tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 226.04 Tonnes | -53.1% |
| 2024 | 321.36 Tonnes | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 262.96 Tonnes | 217.91 Tonnes | 293.21 Tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 340.04 Tonnes | 226.04 Tonnes | 481.62 Tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Switzerland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in Switzerland?
- Pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in Switzerland was 321.36 Tonnes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of insecticides recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 481.62 Tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of insecticides recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.91 Tonnes in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for pesticide sales — sales of insecticides?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of insecticides rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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