Australia vs China: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.95 kg/ha against 1.92 kg/ha in Australia, a difference of 0.03 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 96th and China ranks 95th of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 0.144 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 1.39 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha | 0.739 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 1.65 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 0.93 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 or China?
- China, at 1.95 kg/ha against 1.92 kg/ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Australia and China?
- 0.03 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Australia ranks 96th 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
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).