Insecticides — Export value by country
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover...
What the numbers show
Insecticides — Export value is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 616,529 1000 USD in India; the lowest is 0.0052 1000 USD in Myanmar.
The median across all reporting countries is 575.84 1000 USD, and the mean is 23,417 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 90,345.7%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 100.0%).
Insecticides — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 616,529 1000 USD | 2008 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 391,371 1000 USD | 2006 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 349,728 1000 USD | 2006 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 302,142 1000 USD | 2006 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 246,066 1000 USD | 2006 | up 112.7% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 167,904 1000 USD | 2006 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 136,632 1000 USD | 2006 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 135,776 1000 USD | 2006 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 121,768 1000 USD | 2006 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 95,094 1000 USD | 2006 | down 31.4% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 86,455 1000 USD | 2009 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 85,182 1000 USD | 2006 | up 1,924.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 74,118 1000 USD | 1999 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 69,038 1000 USD | 2006 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Singapore | 68,997 1000 USD | 2006 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 68,276 1000 USD | 2006 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 55,522 1000 USD | 2006 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 31,794 1000 USD | 2007 | up 351.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 28,556 1000 USD | 2006 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 27,448 1000 USD | 2006 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 26,444 1000 USD | 2008 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 25,816 1000 USD | 2006 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 24,996 1000 USD | 2007 | up 594.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 23,288 1000 USD | 2006 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 23,174 1000 USD | 2006 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 19,424 1000 USD | 2006 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 16,867 1000 USD | 2006 | up 557.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 15,765 1000 USD | 2007 | up 54,249.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 13,885 1000 USD | 2008 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 13,745 1000 USD | 2006 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 13,315 1000 USD | 2006 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 10,854 1000 USD | 2001 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 33 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 10,633 1000 USD | 2006 | down 80.1% | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 10,616 1000 USD | 2006 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 8,931 1000 USD | 2007 | up 12,479.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 8,749 1000 USD | 2006 | up 406.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 8,398 1000 USD | 2006 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 8,248 1000 USD | 2006 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 8,048 1000 USD | 2006 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7,798 1000 USD | 2007 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Barbados | 7,795 1000 USD | 2018 | up 13,552.0% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 7,544 1000 USD | 2006 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 43 | Jordan | 7,531 1000 USD | 2006 | up 2,306.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 6,827 1000 USD | 2006 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 6,529 1000 USD | 2006 | up 429.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 6,481 1000 USD | 2006 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 5,968 1000 USD | 2007 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 48 | Portugal | 5,910 1000 USD | 2006 | up 387.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 5,864 1000 USD | 2006 | up 956.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 4,629 1000 USD | 2010 | up 434.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 4,624 1000 USD | 2006 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 4,199 1000 USD | 2006 | up 248.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 3,823 1000 USD | 2006 | up 489.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Nigeria | 3,426 1000 USD | 2008 | up 56,614.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 3,189 1000 USD | 2006 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3,067 1000 USD | 2010 | up 297.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Oman | 2,906 1000 USD | 2011 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,354 1000 USD | 2006 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Israel | 2,315 1000 USD | 2016 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 2,299 1000 USD | 2006 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 2,081 1000 USD | 2007 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Kuwait | 1,967 1000 USD | 2009 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 1,809 1000 USD | 2007 | up 90,345.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,679 1000 USD | 2013 | down 66.9% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 1,646 1000 USD | 2007 | up 345.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Yugoslav SFR | 1,566 1000 USD | 1990 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,522 1000 USD | 2004 | up 3,905.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 1,463 1000 USD | 2016 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Cameroon | 1,363 1000 USD | 2012 | up 1,133.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 1,226 1000 USD | 2007 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 884.64 1000 USD | 2006 | up 649.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 723.17 1000 USD | 2014 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Malta | 657.22 1000 USD | 2006 | up 525.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | 651.46 1000 USD | 2006 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Ireland | 641.81 1000 USD | 2006 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 636.2 1000 USD | 2007 | up 353.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 575.84 1000 USD | 2006 | up 357.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Niger | 570.67 1000 USD | 2008 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Cyprus | 528.51 1000 USD | 2006 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 378.37 1000 USD | 2006 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 350.16 1000 USD | 2007 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Namibia | 311.84 1000 USD | 2006 | up 1,121.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | 298.69 1000 USD | 2006 | up 402.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 287.88 1000 USD | 2007 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Norway | 285.02 1000 USD | 2006 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Belarus | 265.3 1000 USD | 2007 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 265.23 1000 USD | 2008 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 252.54 1000 USD | 2007 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Madagascar | 228.71 1000 USD | 2006 | up 709.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 218.83 1000 USD | 2008 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 209.42 1000 USD | 2006 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 92 | Qatar | 206.01 1000 USD | 2007 | up 833.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Suriname | 202.72 1000 USD | 2009 | up 15,554.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 168.16 1000 USD | 2006 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Honduras | 146.01 1000 USD | 2006 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 142.19 1000 USD | 2006 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 139.44 1000 USD | 2008 | up 17,050.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 124.08 1000 USD | 2008 | up 1,601.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 117.8 1000 USD | 2007 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Benin | 101.66 1000 USD | 2012 | up 35,077.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Nepal | 98.15 1000 USD | 2003 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Guadeloupe | 97.49 1000 USD | 1995 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Uganda | 94.64 1000 USD | 2007 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Tunisia | 85.82 1000 USD | 2007 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Yemen | 71.5 1000 USD | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Zambia | 69.93 1000 USD | 2007 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 66.87 1000 USD | 2006 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 58.16 1000 USD | 2006 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 56.59 1000 USD | 2003 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.54 1000 USD | 2007 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Martinique | 44.26 1000 USD | 1995 | up 453.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 43.39 1000 USD | 2005 | up 2,688.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Palestine | 39.44 1000 USD | 2006 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Botswana | 38.93 1000 USD | 2010 | up 447.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Lebanon | 35.24 1000 USD | 2006 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 116 | San Marino | 31.86 1000 USD | 2008 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Malawi | 31.52 1000 USD | 2008 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | 30.85 1000 USD | 2007 | up 671.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 30.54 1000 USD | 2011 | up 74,378.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Egypt | 30.38 1000 USD | 2007 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 24.72 1000 USD | 2007 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Togo | 22.02 1000 USD | 2007 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.34 1000 USD | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 16.03 1000 USD | 2006 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 125 | French Guiana | 14.93 1000 USD | 1994 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 126 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.21 1000 USD | 2007 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 11.36 1000 USD | 2008 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | 10 1000 USD | 2010 | up 1,669.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.1 1000 USD | 2008 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Mali | 7.56 1000 USD | 2007 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.2 1000 USD | 2008 | up 3,789.7% | volatile |
| 132 | New Caledonia | 5.62 1000 USD | 2007 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Algeria | 4.45 1000 USD | 2005 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Mozambique | 3.04 1000 USD | 2009 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | 2.9 1000 USD | 2008 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Ghana | 2.38 1000 USD | 2009 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | 2.17 1000 USD | 2009 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 1.48 1000 USD | 2006 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 1.28 1000 USD | 2004 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Grenada | 0.999 1000 USD | 2008 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 141 | China, Macao SAR | 0.911 1000 USD | 1999 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Samoa | 0.889 1000 USD | 2008 | down 87.6% | falling |
| 143 | Lesotho | 0.7919 1000 USD | 2014 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7036 1000 USD | 2013 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahrain | 0.564 1000 USD | 2004 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1786 1000 USD | 2012 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Aruba | 0.1563 1000 USD | 2012 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 0.103 1000 USD | 2008 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 0.097 1000 USD | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0745 1000 USD | 2006 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.032 1000 USD | 2008 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.019 1000 USD | 2012 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Myanmar | 0.0052 1000 USD | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 468,545 1000 USD
- South Africa 47,782 1000 USD
- Réunion 222.32 1000 USD
- American Samoa 2.38 1000 USD
About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.