Insecticides β Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Insecticides β Agricultural Use was 11,363 t in 2017. β² Rising
Insecticides β Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand, 1990β2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides β agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand is 11,363 t, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides β agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 14,499 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,462 t, in 1991.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,320 t | 4,462 t | 8,880 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,028 t | 6,351 t | 9,930 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,419 t | 9,743 t | 14,499 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 0.12 % (2024)
- Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland β Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides β agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand?
- Insecticides β agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand was 11,363 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides β agricultural use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 14,499 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest insecticides β agricultural use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,462 t in 1991.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for insecticides β agricultural use?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is insecticides β agricultural use rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides β 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).