China vs Europe (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity over time
- China
- Europe (excluding intra-trade)
How they compare
Europe (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 305,951 t against 150,950 t in China, a difference of 155,001 t.
That makes Europe (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 2.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 11th and Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Europe (excluding intra-trade) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe (excluding intra-trade) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,970 t | 73,144 t | 11,826 t | China |
| 2000s | 77,855 t | 144,690 t | 66,835 t | Europe (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2010s | 132,311 t | 245,223 t | 112,912 t | Europe (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2020s | 178,077 t | 340,758 t | 162,681 t | Europe (excluding intra-trade) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — import quantity, China or Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Europe (excluding intra-trade), at 305,951 t against 150,950 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — import quantity between China and Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- 155,001 t, with Europe (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- China ranks 11th and Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th of 217 countries.
- 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.