Central America vs China: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity over time
- Central America
- China
How they compare
Central America currently reports 406,499 t against 150,950 t in China, a difference of 255,549 t.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Central America ranks 15th and China ranks 12th of 50 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,129 t | 84,970 t | 14,159 t | Central America |
| 2000s | 147,064 t | 77,855 t | 69,210 t | Central America |
| 2010s | 251,833 t | 132,311 t | 119,522 t | Central America |
| 2020s | 386,101 t | 178,077 t | 208,025 t | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — import quantity, Central America or China?
- Central America, at 406,499 t against 150,950 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — import quantity between Central America and China?
- 255,549 t, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and China rank globally for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Central America ranks 15th and China ranks 12th of 50 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Import 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.