Herbicides — Import 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
Herbicides — Import value is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 584,710 1000 USD in France; the lowest is 0.097 1000 USD in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,471 1000 USD, and the mean is 37,095 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 27,070.6%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 99.9%).
Herbicides — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 584,710 1000 USD | 2006 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 539,682 1000 USD | 2006 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 438,040 1000 USD | 2006 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 259,983 1000 USD | 2006 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 249,364 1000 USD | 2010 | up 658.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 233,315 1000 USD | 2006 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 214,255 1000 USD | 2006 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 207,033 1000 USD | 2006 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 185,148 1000 USD | 2006 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 169,730 1000 USD | 2006 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 168,861 1000 USD | 2006 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 161,832 1000 USD | 2006 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 145,156 1000 USD | 2007 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 137,220 1000 USD | 2006 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 127,715 1000 USD | 1999 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 117,601 1000 USD | 2006 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 110,636 1000 USD | 2006 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 104,140 1000 USD | 2006 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Czechia | 94,405 1000 USD | 2006 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 91,342 1000 USD | 2007 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 88,375 1000 USD | 2008 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 86,521 1000 USD | 2008 | up 648.3% | volatile |
| 23 | China, mainland | 85,137 1000 USD | 2006 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 85,100 1000 USD | 2006 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 79,565 1000 USD | 2007 | up 146.4% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 68,047 1000 USD | 2006 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 62,314 1000 USD | 2006 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Türkiye | 60,582 1000 USD | 2006 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 58,933 1000 USD | 2006 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 56,197 1000 USD | 2006 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 55,762 1000 USD | 2016 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 55,613 1000 USD | 2006 | up 250.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 52,707 1000 USD | 2006 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 51,701 1000 USD | 2006 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 35 | Indonesia | 47,701 1000 USD | 2009 | up 539.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 47,392 1000 USD | 2009 | up 3,212.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 47,063 1000 USD | 2008 | up 1,160.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 46,949 1000 USD | 2006 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 46,260 1000 USD | 2006 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 40 | India | 43,407 1000 USD | 2008 | up 490.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 42,480 1000 USD | 2006 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 41,980 1000 USD | 2006 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 38,258 1000 USD | 2006 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 36,245 1000 USD | 2006 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 33,260 1000 USD | 2006 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 32,808 1000 USD | 2006 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 32,318 1000 USD | 2007 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 31,254 1000 USD | 2010 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 30,422 1000 USD | 2006 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 30,135 1000 USD | 2013 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ireland | 29,968 1000 USD | 2006 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia and Montenegro | 29,833 1000 USD | 2004 | up 385.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Morocco | 28,220 1000 USD | 2014 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 27,343 1000 USD | 2006 | up 355.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 26,542 1000 USD | 2007 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 26,532 1000 USD | 2006 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Cuba | 25,391 1000 USD | 2006 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 24,989 1000 USD | 2006 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 24,854 1000 USD | 2006 | up 92.8% | falling |
| 60 | Portugal | 24,672 1000 USD | 2006 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 61 | Singapore | 22,482 1000 USD | 2006 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 62 | Pakistan | 21,878 1000 USD | 2007 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Cameroon | 21,266 1000 USD | 2012 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 20,347 1000 USD | 2006 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 65 | Republic of Moldova | 18,569 1000 USD | 2008 | up 1,560.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 17,565 1000 USD | 2006 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Korea | 17,333 1000 USD | 2006 | up 551.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Norway | 16,240 1000 USD | 2006 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14,944 1000 USD | 2007 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 70 | Latvia | 14,512 1000 USD | 2006 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 14,213 1000 USD | 2001 | up 978.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 14,050 1000 USD | 2007 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 13,548 1000 USD | 2006 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 12,878 1000 USD | 2006 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 75 | Kenya | 12,847 1000 USD | 2007 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 11,580 1000 USD | 2007 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 11,344 1000 USD | 2007 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 10,958 1000 USD | 2008 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 79 | Yugoslav SFR | 10,330 1000 USD | 1990 | up 481.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovenia | 9,530 1000 USD | 2006 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,161 1000 USD | 2007 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 9,114 1000 USD | 2006 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 83 | Sudan (former) | 8,583 1000 USD | 2006 | up 524.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 8,198 1000 USD | 2007 | up 287.0% | rising |
| 85 | Algeria | 7,735 1000 USD | 2006 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,826 1000 USD | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 6,533 1000 USD | 2007 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 88 | Estonia | 6,304 1000 USD | 2006 | up 319.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Uganda | 6,019 1000 USD | 2007 | up 246.8% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 5,471 1000 USD | 2007 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 5,234 1000 USD | 2007 | up 389.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 5,020 1000 USD | 2007 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 4,498 1000 USD | 2007 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 94 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,469 1000 USD | 2007 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Martinique | 4,025 1000 USD | 1996 | up 470.9% | volatile |
| 96 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,953 1000 USD | 2006 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Guadeloupe | 2,986 1000 USD | 1995 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 2,968 1000 USD | 2006 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Guyana | 2,788 1000 USD | 2006 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 100 | Belize | 2,427 1000 USD | 2009 | up 1,302.2% | rising |
| 101 | Lebanon | 2,424 1000 USD | 2006 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 102 | Suriname | 1,995 1000 USD | 2009 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Senegal | 1,875 1000 USD | 2007 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 104 | Cyprus | 1,812 1000 USD | 2006 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 1,707 1000 USD | 2004 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,706 1000 USD | 2006 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 1,684 1000 USD | 2008 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 1,651 1000 USD | 2006 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 1,510 1000 USD | 2006 | up 2,046.8% | volatile |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 1,473 1000 USD | 2007 | up 2,354.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Togo | 1,391 1000 USD | 2007 | up 1,880.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 1,380 1000 USD | 2007 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 113 | Fiji | 1,351 1000 USD | 2007 | up 338.6% | falling |
| 114 | Barbados | 1,255 1000 USD | 2018 | down 50.1% | flat |
| 115 | Palestine | 1,187 1000 USD | 2006 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,181 1000 USD | 2007 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | 1,060 1000 USD | 2008 | up 369.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 981.56 1000 USD | 2006 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | 825.41 1000 USD | 2006 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 720.87 1000 USD | 2008 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 679.09 1000 USD | 2011 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 122 | Angola | 678.84 1000 USD | 2008 | — | rising |
| 123 | Oman | 609.62 1000 USD | 2011 | down 68.9% | flat |
| 124 | Madagascar | 548.5 1000 USD | 2006 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 125 | French Guiana | 491.14 1000 USD | 1995 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Samoa | 454.6 1000 USD | 2008 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 421.54 1000 USD | 2007 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 417.35 1000 USD | 2008 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Ethiopia PDR | 399.8 1000 USD | 1992 | up 2,398.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | 358.83 1000 USD | 2006 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 131 | Albania | 323.55 1000 USD | 2008 | up 275.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Guinea | 298.42 1000 USD | 2008 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Iceland | 294.37 1000 USD | 2006 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominica | 286.7 1000 USD | 2008 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 135 | Kuwait | 271.71 1000 USD | 2008 | up 27,070.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Nepal | 247.2 1000 USD | 2003 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahamas | 235.22 1000 USD | 2008 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 138 | Zambia | 205.27 1000 USD | 2007 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 189.11 1000 USD | 2008 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Qatar | 164.55 1000 USD | 2008 | up 397.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 157 1000 USD | 2009 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 146.41 1000 USD | 2009 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 143.54 1000 USD | 2012 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 122.67 1000 USD | 2008 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 118.24 1000 USD | 2007 | up 659.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Bermuda | 103.99 1000 USD | 2006 | up 891.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 97.65 1000 USD | 2008 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 148 | Armenia | 87.2 1000 USD | 2006 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 149 | Seychelles | 70.06 1000 USD | 2012 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Gibraltar | 68.73 1000 USD | 2006 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Mongolia | 64.91 1000 USD | 2006 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 59.64 1000 USD | 2007 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 153 | Burundi | 38.92 1000 USD | 2012 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Cambodia | 38.07 1000 USD | 2004 | — | falling |
| 155 | Niger | 33.5 1000 USD | 2008 | up 1,356.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Faroe Islands | 28.84 1000 USD | 2006 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Benin | 26.34 1000 USD | 2012 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.98 1000 USD | 2010 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Anguilla | 17.03 1000 USD | 2008 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Rwanda | 15.55 1000 USD | 2008 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Cook Islands | 13.42 1000 USD | 2011 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 8.66 1000 USD | 2011 | down 82.6% | falling |
| 163 | Niue | 7.77 1000 USD | 2006 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Montserrat | 5.97 1000 USD | 2009 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 165 | Malawi | 5.64 1000 USD | 2008 | down 99.8% | flat |
| 166 | Bahrain | 5.11 1000 USD | 2008 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Maldives | 4.54 1000 USD | 2007 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 4.27 1000 USD | 2005 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 3.37 1000 USD | 2013 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Aruba | 1.65 1000 USD | 2008 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Norfolk Island | 1.5 1000 USD | 2006 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Cayman Islands | 1.38 1000 USD | 2007 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Andorra | 1.02 1000 USD | 2006 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Mozambique | 1 1000 USD | 2011 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.678 1000 USD | 2006 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Timor-Leste | 0.6059 1000 USD | 2019 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | 0.2778 1000 USD | 2008 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Botswana | 0.103 1000 USD | 2011 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Comoros | 0.097 1000 USD | 2013 | down 77.3% | 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 298,059 1000 USD
- South Africa 55,124 1000 USD
- Réunion 3,092 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.