China vs Indonesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

China
252,919 t
in 2024
Indonesia
295,413 t
in 2024
China rank
4th
Indonesia rank
2nd

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k199020072024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 295,413 t against 252,919 t in China, a difference of 42,494 t.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 201,304 t 129,530 t 71,774 t China
2000s 284,614 t 188,719 t 95,894 t China
2010s 331,220 t 282,066 t 49,154 t China
2020s 244,248 t 276,270 t 32,022 t Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, China or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 295,413 t against 252,919 t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between China and Indonesia?
42,494 t, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
China ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).