Pesticides in rivers by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
80.0%
Hungary
Lowest
0.0%
Slovakia
Median
11.9%
Years covered
11
2013–2023
Data points
361
What the numbers show
Pesticides in rivers is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 80.0% in Hungary; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.9%, and the mean is 20.5%.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 1,855.6%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Pesticides in rivers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 80.0% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Latvia | 64.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Latvia | 64.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Denmark | 50.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 48.3% | 2023 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 48.3% | 2023 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 7 | Czechia | 39.5% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 35.3% | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 9 | France | 35.2% | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 34.1% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 27.9% | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 25.0% | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 23.5% | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 20.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 17.6% | 2023 | up 1,855.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 17.6% | 2023 | up 1,855.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 12.1% | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 11.9% | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 11.9% | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 11.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 11.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Finland | 11.1% | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 6.7% | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Serbia | 5.9% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 2.6% | 2021 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.