Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, mainland

China, mainland: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 65,300 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65,300 t
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
5th
of 216 countries
All-time high
91,969 t
in 2013
All-time low
38,936 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, mainland, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200720241990: 38.9k t1991: 38.9k t1992: 40.7k t1993: 43.0k t1994: 49.8k t1995: 55.3k t1996: 58.0k t1997: 60.8k t1998: 62.7k t1999: 67.2k t2000: 65.1k t2001: 64.9k t2002: 66.7k t2003: 67.4k t2004: 70.5k t2005: 74.3k t2006: 78.2k t2007: 82.6k t2008: 85.1k t2009: 86.9k t2010: 89.5k t2011: 90.9k t2012: 91.9k t2013: 92.0k t2014: 91.7k t2015: 90.7k t2016: 88.5k t2017: 84.2k t2018: 76.5k t2019: 70.8k t2020: 66.8k t2021: 63.0k t2022: 60.6k t2023: 58.8k t2024: 65.3k t

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 5th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 2 Brazil 142,126 t compare
  2. 3 Viet Nam 81,664 t compare
  3. 4 China 68,388 t compare
  4. 6 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
  5. 7 India 20,619 t compare
  6. 8 Germany 17,695 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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 5th out of 216 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

Indicator
Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).