Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 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...
Countries reporting
184
Highest
31,424 t
Myanmar
Lowest
0 t
Ecuador
Median
8.83 t
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
2,503
What the numbers show
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 31,424 t in Myanmar; the lowest is 0 t in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.83 t, and the mean is 543.7 t.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in China, Taiwan Province of (up 819,186.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 31,424 t | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Cambodia | 11,248 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Malaysia | 7,162 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 4 | Philippines | 7,010 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Guatemala | 3,881 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 3,878 t | 2024 | up 1,038.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 3,589 t | 2023 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 3,385 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 3,094 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Thailand | 2,627 t | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 11 | New Zealand | 1,868 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 1,602 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1,586 t | 2024 | up 1,106.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 1,399 t | 2024 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Eswatini | 1,303 t | 2023 | up 321.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 997.7 t | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 855.57 t | 2023 | up 303.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 805.96 t | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 750.76 t | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Romania | 685.98 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 574.52 t | 2024 | up 245.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 540.9 t | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 474.57 t | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 452.02 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 447.54 t | 2024 | down 82.3% | falling |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 432.46 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovakia | 400.26 t | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Nigeria | 384.41 t | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Botswana | 376.38 t | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Yemen | 369.86 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 365.91 t | 2024 | up 406,467.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 362.97 t | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Libya | 307.08 t | 2014 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 286.66 t | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 266.89 t | 2024 | up 2,290.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Panama | 259.34 t | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 246.24 t | 2021 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 38 | Germany | 244.48 t | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 239.72 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 237.04 t | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Portugal | 228.55 t | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 215.96 t | 2024 | up 398.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 212.38 t | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Spain | 197.1 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 188.86 t | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 171.53 t | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 160.99 t | 2024 | up 553.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Latvia | 156.15 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 146.07 t | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 144.53 t | 2022 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 115.9 t | 2024 | up 1,135.0% | volatile |
| 52 | France | 89.38 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85.82 t | 2024 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Belgium | 82.76 t | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 78.14 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 77.3 t | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Uruguay | 71.78 t | 2024 | up 586.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 66.15 t | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 59 | China, Taiwan Province of | 57.35 t | 2024 | up 819,186.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.04 t | 2024 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Singapore | 51.68 t | 2024 | up 79,407.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | 49.39 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 48.31 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 47.06 t | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Jamaica | 43.66 t | 2024 | up 46,849.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Suriname | 40.25 t | 2024 | up 718.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Lesotho | 37.63 t | 2024 | up 9,426.0% | volatile |
| 68 | India | 36.33 t | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritania | 35.41 t | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 70 | Guinea | 33.76 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Cook Islands | 33.63 t | 2024 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 32.35 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Burundi | 31.6 t | 2023 | up 1,915.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Hungary | 29.55 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Timor-Leste | 29.5 t | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mali | 28.77 t | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Denmark | 24.99 t | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Niger | 24.17 t | 2024 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Namibia | 23.33 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.93 t | 2024 | up 9,128.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 18.48 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.07 t | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 83 | China, mainland | 15.36 t | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Estonia | 15.11 t | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 14.51 t | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 13.83 t | 2022 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 13.53 t | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 88 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 13.5 t | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Angola | 10.93 t | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.82 t | 2024 | up 1,003.0% | volatile |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 10.21 t | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Oman | 9.34 t | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 8.32 t | 2024 | up 6,107.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.73 t | 2024 | up 417.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 6.69 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Bermuda | 5.99 t | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 5.69 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | 5.66 t | 2024 | up 80,817.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 5.64 t | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Uganda | 5.32 t | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Slovenia | 5.21 t | 2024 | up 179,434.0% | volatile |
| 102 | South Sudan | 4.4 t | 2024 | up 54,900.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Grenada | 4.34 t | 2024 | up 4,241.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Zambia | 4.21 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 4.13 t | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Iraq | 3.83 t | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Cyprus | 3.83 t | 2020 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 3.39 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 3.34 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | 3.25 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 3.08 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.05 t | 2024 | up 2,092.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Maldives | 2.84 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Chad | 2.81 t | 2015 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.63 t | 2024 | up 508.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 2.59 t | 2024 | up 2,317.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Niue | 2.4 t | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Naoero | 2.34 t | 2024 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Anguilla | 2.31 t | 2023 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Rwanda | 2.31 t | 2022 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 2.2 t | 2023 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Argentina | 1.86 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.8 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Bhutan | 1.79 t | 2023 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Aruba | 1.7 t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 1.67 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 1.55 t | 2018 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Greenland | 1.46 t | 2016 | up 366.1% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.44 t | 2024 | up 28,780.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 1.44 t | 2024 | up 4,412.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | 1.3 t | 2018 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 1.23 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Samoa | 1.06 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | 0.9883 t | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Norfolk Island | 0.986 t | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Croatia | 0.9682 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 137 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.9651 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Jordan | 0.9545 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Kenya | 0.8235 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 0.8183 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 0.6566 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.583 t | 2021 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | 0.567 t | 2021 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Kiribati | 0.5606 t | 2023 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.5119 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.491 t | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 0.475 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | 0.4292 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Israel | 0.4255 t | 2017 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Albania | 0.414 t | 2017 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Tonga | 0.4075 t | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.377 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 0.3704 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Curaçao | 0.316 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Haiti | 0.3 t | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.2675 t | 2022 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahamas | 0.2372 t | 2024 | up 524.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2 t | 2020 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 0.164 t | 2018 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.14 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 0.131 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Guyana | 0.1234 t | 2024 | up 311.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Benin | 0.1 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 0.1 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Pakistan | 0.085 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Ukraine | 0.0773 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Georgia | 0.04 t | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Iceland | 0.037 t | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 0.036 t | 2023 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Palestine | 0.0342 t | 2020 | up 905.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Fiji | 0.0304 t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Cayman Islands | 0.0303 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 0.03 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Faroe Islands | 0.026 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.021 t | 2020 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 0.014 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.012 t | 2020 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Türkiye | 0.011 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Montserrat | 0.01 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Gibraltar | 0.009 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Malta | 0.006 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.002 t | 2022 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.002 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 2,141 t
- South Africa 566.42 t
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.