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

China, Taiwan Province of
13.58 kg/ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
0.41 kg/ha
in 2024
China, Taiwan Province of rank
24th
Southern Asia rank
22nd

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

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • Southern Asia
051015199020072024

How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 13.58 kg/ha against 0.41 kg/ha in Southern Asia, a difference of 13.17 kg/ha.

That makes China, Taiwan Province of's figure about 33.1 times Southern Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, China, Taiwan Province of has been ahead every year.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 24th and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.4 kg/ha 0.39 kg/ha 11.01 kg/ha China, Taiwan Province of
2000s 11.13 kg/ha 0.339 kg/ha 10.79 kg/ha China, Taiwan Province of
2010s 11.8 kg/ha 0.388 kg/ha 11.42 kg/ha China, Taiwan Province of
2020s 13.48 kg/ha 0.402 kg/ha 13.08 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, China, Taiwan Province of or Southern Asia?
China, Taiwan Province of, at 13.58 kg/ha against 0.41 kg/ha in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between China, Taiwan Province of and Southern Asia?
13.17 kg/ha, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Southern Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and Southern Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 24th and Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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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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).