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Percentage average change in pesticide sales, by European country (2014-2016 vs. 2011-2013)
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Notes:
The average volumes of pesticides sold (kg of active ingredient) per country for the periods 2011-2013 and 2014-2016 are available online by hovering over this figure, pressing ‘Explore and then selecting ‘Table’. Where no data were reported, the gaps were filled using data from the closest year, with preference to the previous year, when available. The gap filled spreadsheet is available on demand. Data for 2016 are not fully compatible with data for 2011-2015 due to changes in the classification of pesticide groups.
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- Pesticide sales [aei_fm_salpest09] (24.04.2018), Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
2011-2016
For each country, the average pesticide sales in the time period 2014 to 2016, was compared with the average pesticide sales in the time period 2011 to 2013:
Percent change = 100% × [Average (kg pesticide sales)2014-2016 - Average (kg pesticide sales)2011-2013 ] / Average (kg pesticide sales)2011-2013
The averages were used, to even out weather variations.
The representation does not reflect if there have been major changes in sales of pesticides to other countries, or if pesticides which are bought to stock. Some of the major increases in pesticide use may have occurred in countries with pesticide use per area of land below the EU average.