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 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,818 t | — |
| 1991 | 39,815 t | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 41,492 t | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 43,743 t | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 50,351 t | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 55,694 t | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 58,350 t | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 60,700 t | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 62,352 t | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 67,597 t | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 65,535 t | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 64,719 t | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 67,282 t | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 67,775 t | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 70,763 t | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 74,330 t | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 77,873 t | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 82,432 t | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 85,064 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 86,606 t | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 88,796 t | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 90,316 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 91,984 t | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 92,089 t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91,808 t | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90,841 t | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88,417 t | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 84,661 t | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 77,175 t | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 71,641 t | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 67,761 t | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 64,104 t | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 61,711 t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 59,952 t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 66,344 t | +10.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 66,344 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 406 t, 163.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 66,344 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.5 t, 3402.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 198 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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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).