Herbicides — Agricultural Use in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 13 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 13 t.
That represents a change of down 35.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 25 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7 t, in 1995.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23 t | — |
| 1991 | 20 t | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 24 t | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 20 t | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 19 t | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 7 t | -63.2% |
| 1996 | 10 t | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 13 t | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 15 t | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 18 t | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 21 t | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 20 t | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 25 t | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 24 t | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 17 t | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 t | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 11 t | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 13 t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 11 t | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 14 t | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 19 t | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 12 t | -36.8% |
| 2013 | 22 t | +83.3% |
| 2014 | 16 t | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 15 t | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 16 t | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 18 t | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 18 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 t | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 24 t | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 16 t | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 18 t | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 20 t | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 13 t | -35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9 t | 7 t | 24 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5 t | 11 t | 25 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9 t | 12 t | 22 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 t | 13 t | 24 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 155 Burundi 14 t compare
- 155 Montenegro 14 t compare
- 157 Tonga 13 t compare
- 159 Bermuda 11 t compare
- 159 British Virgin Islands 11 t compare
- 159 North Macedonia 11 t compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR was 13 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 25 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 t in 1995.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — 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).