Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 2,830 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 2,830 t.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 4,270 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,483 t, in 2016.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,358 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,358 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,358 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,358 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,358 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,358 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,358 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,303 t | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3,402 t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4,270 t | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 2,623 t | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 2,821 t | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 3,507 t | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 3,506 t | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,297 t | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 3,177 t | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,948 t | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 3,029 t | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3,006 t | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,756 t | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 2,917 t | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,964 t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,049 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,291 t | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2,644 t | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 2,675 t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,483 t | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2,830 t | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,830 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, Taiwan Province of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -38.6% | 4,270 t | 2,623 t |
| 1999 | +25.5% | 3,402 t | 4,270 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,448 t | 3,303 t | 4,270 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,067 t | 2,623 t | 3,507 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,851 t | 2,483 t | 3,291 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,830 t | 2,830 t | 2,830 t | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 593.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.41 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 4,621 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in China, Taiwan Province of was 2,830 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 4,270 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,483 t in 2016.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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).