China, mainland vs World: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity

China, mainland
3.18 million t
in 2024
World
7.44 million t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Pesticides (total) — Export quantity over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020072024

How they compare

World currently reports 7.44 million t against 3.18 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 4.27 million t.

That makes World's figure about 2.3 times China, mainland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 224 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1990s 68,642 t 1.55 million t 1.48 million t World
2000s 354,041 t 2.66 million t 2.31 million t World
2010s 1.18 million t 4.77 million t 3.60 million t World
2020s 2.52 million t 7.11 million t 4.59 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — export quantity, China, mainland or World?
World, at 7.44 million t against 3.18 million t in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — export quantity between China, mainland and World?
4.27 million t, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,319 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.