Hazardous pesticides — Export value by country
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover...
What the numbers show
Hazardous pesticides — Export value is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 24,118 1000 USD in Guatemala; the lowest is 0.0068 1000 USD in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.15 1000 USD, and the mean is 1,133 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 11,673.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).
Hazardous pesticides — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 24,118 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 2 | Thailand | 13,533 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 3 | Japan | 9,226 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 7,384 1000 USD | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 5 | India | 5,635 1000 USD | 2024 | up 882.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 5,482 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5,058 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 4,949 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 4,729 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 10 | China, mainland | 4,554 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 3,914 1000 USD | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 3,604 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Czechia | 2,489 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 2,136 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Panama | 2,057 1000 USD | 2020 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 1,788 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,484 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 1,350 1000 USD | 2024 | up 807.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 1,165 1000 USD | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 957.18 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6,734.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 913.74 1000 USD | 2021 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 891.02 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 839.74 1000 USD | 2024 | up 386.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Germany | 703.98 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 690.4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 597.81 1000 USD | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Ireland | 594.82 1000 USD | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 539.46 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11,673.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 535.87 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 30 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 472.38 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 468.36 1000 USD | 2024 | up 257.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 389.12 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 341.06 1000 USD | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 334.98 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Austria | 309.19 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 207.57 1000 USD | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 195.73 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 187.65 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 39 | El Salvador | 180.39 1000 USD | 2024 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 168 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 148.26 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Latvia | 124.63 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 117.39 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 117.35 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 109.8 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 101.88 1000 USD | 2024 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 99.39 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 89.25 1000 USD | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 69.14 1000 USD | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovakia | 58.9 1000 USD | 2024 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | 58.58 1000 USD | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Uganda | 53.15 1000 USD | 2024 | up 791.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 43.36 1000 USD | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.12 1000 USD | 2020 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 26 1000 USD | 2021 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 24.35 1000 USD | 2021 | up 7,278.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 23.33 1000 USD | 2022 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 22.38 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,512.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Namibia | 21.58 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 19.03 1000 USD | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 12.82 1000 USD | 2024 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 12.62 1000 USD | 2016 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 12.56 1000 USD | 2020 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Nigeria | 12.13 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Senegal | 9.37 1000 USD | 2024 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.43 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,859.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 8.28 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Norway | 7.27 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Kuwait | 5.34 1000 USD | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 5.11 1000 USD | 2022 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 4.56 1000 USD | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 3.08 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 2.65 1000 USD | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 2.38 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 1.74 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 77 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.45 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 1.31 1000 USD | 2021 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Finland | 1.25 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 80 | San Marino | 0.7281 1000 USD | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0.5966 1000 USD | 2022 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Mali | 0.55 1000 USD | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.4052 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Oman | 0.3121 1000 USD | 2020 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.288 1000 USD | 2022 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Guyana | 0.281 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 0.272 1000 USD | 2019 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Lesotho | 0.2639 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Angola | 0.217 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 0.1911 1000 USD | 2021 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Madagascar | 0.1648 1000 USD | 2022 | up 1,296.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0.1524 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1452 1000 USD | 2020 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 0.111 1000 USD | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Malawi | 0.1039 1000 USD | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Curaçao | 0.1001 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Zambia | 0.0796 1000 USD | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Romania | 0.066 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | 0.0514 1000 USD | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.0293 1000 USD | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 0.015 1000 USD | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.014 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 0.0068 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 37,323 1000 USD
- United States of America 18,358 1000 USD
About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.