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DATABASE ON PESTICIDES CONSUMPTION
DATABASE ON PESTICIDES CONSUMPTION


The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations started the collection of data on consumption of major individual pesticides products about three decades ago. However, the response to the related Pesticides Consumption Annual Questionnaire sent to all member countries was not very encouraging. Therefore, in 1986 in co-operation with the Commission of the European Union, a study was undertaken to find ways to improve the country coverage of the data. The present work of collecting data on groups of pesticides is a result of the recommendations of this study. Data collected earlier have been published in various issues of the Production Yearbook. The present database refers to the quantity of pesticides used in or sold to the agricultural sector for crops and seeds; data are expressed in metric tons of active ingredients. Information on quantities applied to single crops is not available.


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Consumption (metric tons)

Quantities of pesticides used in (or sold to) the agricultural sector. Figures are generally expressed in terms of active ingredients. We kindly advise that you read the notes of the general description regarding Pesticide Consumption data.