Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Central Asia or China, Taiwan Province of?

China, Taiwan Province of, at 13.58 kg/ha against 0.3 kg/ha in Central Asia as of 2024.

What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Central Asia and China, Taiwan Province of?

13.28 kg/ha, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and China, Taiwan Province of?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

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.

Central Asia vs China, Taiwan Province of: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Central Asia

0.3 kg/ha

in 2024

China, Taiwan Province of

13.58 kg/ha

in 2024

Central Asia rank

23rd

China, Taiwan Province of rank

24th

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

Central Asia
China, Taiwan Province of

How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 13.58 kg/ha against 0.3 kg/ha in Central Asia, a difference of 13.28 kg/ha.

That makes China, Taiwan Province of's figure about 45.3 times Central Asia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, China, Taiwan Province of has been ahead every year.

Central Asia ranks 23rd and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 24th of 25 groups.

China, Taiwan Province of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	China, Taiwan Province of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3812 kg/ha	11.45 kg/ha	11.07 kg/ha	China, Taiwan Province of
2000s	0.184 kg/ha	11.13 kg/ha	10.95 kg/ha	China, Taiwan Province of
2010s	0.349 kg/ha	11.8 kg/ha	11.45 kg/ha	China, Taiwan Province of
2020s	0.388 kg/ha	13.48 kg/ha	13.09 kg/ha	China, Taiwan Province of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Central Asia or China, Taiwan Province of?: China, Taiwan Province of, at 13.58 kg/ha against 0.3 kg/ha in Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Central Asia and China, Taiwan Province of?: 13.28 kg/ha, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and China, Taiwan Province of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Central Asia and China, Taiwan Province of rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?: Central Asia ranks 23rd and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 24th of 25 groups.
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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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: 12 August 2026

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).