Australia and New Zealand vs China: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Australia and New Zealand
2.05 kg/ha
in 2017
China
1.95 kg/ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
93rd
China rank
95th

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China
0123199020072024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.05 kg/ha against 1.95 kg/ha in China, a difference of 0.1 kg/ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd and China ranks 95th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China Difference Ahead
1990s 1.54 kg/ha 1.53 kg/ha 0.01 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1.54 kg/ha 2.13 kg/ha 0.586 kg/ha China
2010s 1.79 kg/ha 2.58 kg/ha 0.79 kg/ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Australia and New Zealand or China?
Australia and New Zealand, at 2.05 kg/ha against 1.95 kg/ha in China as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Australia and New Zealand and China?
0.1 kg/ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd and China ranks 95th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 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).