China vs India: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 3.21 million t against 673,083 t in India, a difference of 2.53 million t.
That makes China's figure about 4.8 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 224 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,202 t | 19,629 t | 83,573 t | China |
| 2000s | 379,423 t | 84,755 t | 294,668 t | China |
| 2010s | 1.21 million t | 311,208 t | 901,442 t | China |
| 2020s | 2.56 million t | 617,179 t | 1.94 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — export quantity, China or India?
- China, at 3.21 million t against 673,083 t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — export quantity between China and India?
- 2.53 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd 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
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.