Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in China
China: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 66,344 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 66,344 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in China peaked at 92,089 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39,815 t, in 1991.
China ranks 2nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,991 t | 39,815 t | 67,597 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,238 t | 64,719 t | 86,606 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,773 t | 71,641 t | 92,089 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,974 t | 59,952 t | 67,761 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in China?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in China was 66,344 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 92,089 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,815 t in 1991.
- How does China rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- China ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).