Pesticide use in Montenegro
Montenegro: Pesticide use was 86 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticide use in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 86 tonnes for pesticide use in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Montenegro peaked at 119 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 167th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticide use in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66 tonnes | +6500.0% |
| 2011 | 75 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 71 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 82 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 90 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 76 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 90 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 99 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 92 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 102 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 119 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 111 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 94 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 86 tonnes | -8.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 86 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,066 tonnes, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 86 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,830 tonnes, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide use in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +6500.0% | 1 tonnes | 66 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.3 tonnes | 66 tonnes | 102 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.5 tonnes | 86 tonnes | 119 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 101 tonnes compare
- 165 North Macedonia 98 tonnes compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 89 tonnes compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 82 tonnes compare
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 78 tonnes compare
- 170 Barbados 68 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Montenegro?
- Pesticide use in Montenegro was 86 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 pesticide use recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 119 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for pesticide use?
- Montenegro ranks 167th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.