Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China
China: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 68,388 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in China stood at 68,388 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in China peaked at 95,315 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42,430 t, in 1991.
China ranks 3rd 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,448 t | — |
| 1991 | 42,430 t | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,136 t | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 46,449 t | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 53,260 t | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 58,765 t | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 61,497 t | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 64,205 t | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 66,142 t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 71,573 t | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 67,784 t | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 67,738 t | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 70,302 t | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 71,044 t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73,956 t | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 77,587 t | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 81,260 t | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 85,657 t | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 88,149 t | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 89,752 t | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 92,405 t | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 93,930 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 94,992 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 95,315 t | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94,470 t | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93,501 t | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91,189 t | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 87,218 t | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 79,540 t | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 73,858 t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 69,876 t | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 66,176 t | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 63,720 t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 61,889 t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 68,388 t | +10.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 68,388 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 195.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 68,388 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.5 t, 1254.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,090 t | 42,430 t | 71,573 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,323 t | 67,738 t | 89,752 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,642 t | 73,858 t | 95,315 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,010 t | 61,889 t | 69,876 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in China?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in China was 68,388 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 95,315 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,430 t in 1991.
- How does China rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- China ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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).