Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, mainland
China, mainland: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 65,300 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, mainland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 65,300 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in China, mainland peaked at 91,969 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 38,936 t, in 1990.
China, mainland ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38,936 t | — |
| 1991 | 38,936 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40,660 t | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 42,980 t | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 49,788 t | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 55,303 t | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 58,040 t | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 60,823 t | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 62,665 t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 67,238 t | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 65,096 t | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 64,857 t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66,714 t | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 67,421 t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 70,515 t | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 74,275 t | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 78,202 t | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 82,562 t | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 85,081 t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 86,948 t | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 89,451 t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 90,916 t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 91,888 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91,969 t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91,745 t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90,713 t | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88,550 t | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 84,206 t | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 76,498 t | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 70,805 t | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 66,801 t | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 63,036 t | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 60,567 t | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 58,756 t | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 65,300 t | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,537 t | 38,936 t | 67,238 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,167 t | 64,857 t | 86,948 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,674 t | 70,805 t | 91,969 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,892 t | 58,756 t | 66,801 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 Indonesia 171,846 t compare
- 2 Brazil 142,126 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 81,664 t compare
- 3 China 68,388 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 17,683 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,600 t compare
- 5 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,780 t compare
- 6 India 20,619 t compare
- 7 Germany 17,695 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 767 t compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in China, mainland?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in China, mainland was 65,300 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 91,969 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,936 t in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- China, mainland ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).