Volume of pesticides

Data source provider

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Macro-economic modelling, Product development, Scenario analysis

Data group

Pollution

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides
2. WHO’s Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Volume of pesticides

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Type

Time horizon

Backward-looking

Link

https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RP

Frequency

Latest Update

Time series

1990-2022

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

About 40% of the population in EU countries is exposed to road traffic noise at levels exceeding 55 db(A); 20% is exposed to levels exceeding 65 dB(A) during the daytime; and more than 30% is exposed to levels exceeding 55 dB(A) at night.