Insecticides — Import 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 — Import value is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 261,513 1000 USD in France; the lowest is 0.2766 1000 USD in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,999 1000 USD, and the mean is 20,373 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 57,472.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 99.9%).
Insecticides — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 261,513 1000 USD | 2006 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 197,632 1000 USD | 2006 | up 487.1% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 165,707 1000 USD | 2008 | up 592.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 150,232 1000 USD | 2007 | up 168.2% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 144,928 1000 USD | 2006 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 130,758 1000 USD | 2007 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 128,095 1000 USD | 2006 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 111,277 1000 USD | 2006 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 105,442 1000 USD | 2006 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 102,253 1000 USD | 2006 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 100,756 1000 USD | 2006 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 100,539 1000 USD | 2006 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 98,292 1000 USD | 2016 | up 147.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 95,644 1000 USD | 2006 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 89,274 1000 USD | 2006 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 74,988 1000 USD | 2008 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 71,009 1000 USD | 2009 | up 1,278.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 68,675 1000 USD | 2006 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 66,494 1000 USD | 2010 | up 332.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 63,569 1000 USD | 2006 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 61,381 1000 USD | 2014 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 61,337 1000 USD | 2006 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 61,114 1000 USD | 2006 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Argentina | 54,956 1000 USD | 2006 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 54,848 1000 USD | 1999 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 52,389 1000 USD | 2006 | up 157.1% | falling |
| 27 | China, mainland | 49,923 1000 USD | 2006 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 48,267 1000 USD | 2007 | down 45.8% | flat |
| 29 | Singapore | 46,426 1000 USD | 2006 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 44,628 1000 USD | 2006 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 42,108 1000 USD | 2009 | up 402.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 39,584 1000 USD | 2010 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 39,279 1000 USD | 2006 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 36,697 1000 USD | 2006 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 33,528 1000 USD | 2013 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 33,062 1000 USD | 2006 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 30,515 1000 USD | 2007 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 30,266 1000 USD | 2006 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 30,134 1000 USD | 2006 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 30,073 1000 USD | 2006 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 41 | New Zealand | 29,934 1000 USD | 2006 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 26,836 1000 USD | 2006 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 26,731 1000 USD | 2007 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 26,649 1000 USD | 2007 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 24,979 1000 USD | 2006 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 46 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24,927 1000 USD | 2006 | up 356.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 24,231 1000 USD | 2006 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 23,981 1000 USD | 2006 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 23,104 1000 USD | 2006 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 22,932 1000 USD | 2006 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 22,730 1000 USD | 2008 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 22,085 1000 USD | 2006 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21,933 1000 USD | 2007 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Kenya | 21,368 1000 USD | 2007 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 55 | Austria | 20,327 1000 USD | 2006 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 19,958 1000 USD | 2006 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 19,276 1000 USD | 2008 | up 374.8% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 19,244 1000 USD | 2007 | up 188.6% | rising |
| 59 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 16,628 1000 USD | 2006 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 16,576 1000 USD | 2008 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 15,759 1000 USD | 2012 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 13,907 1000 USD | 2007 | up 192.0% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 13,178 1000 USD | 2006 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 13,133 1000 USD | 2004 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Martinique | 12,079 1000 USD | 1996 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 66 | Algeria | 11,219 1000 USD | 2006 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 11,071 1000 USD | 2006 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 68 | Sweden | 10,734 1000 USD | 2006 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 10,579 1000 USD | 2006 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 10,513 1000 USD | 2007 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 10,186 1000 USD | 2001 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 10,117 1000 USD | 2006 | up 162.7% | rising |
| 73 | Oman | 9,999 1000 USD | 2011 | up 290.4% | rising |
| 74 | Angola | 9,944 1000 USD | 2008 | — | rising |
| 75 | Guadeloupe | 9,711 1000 USD | 1995 | up 203.4% | rising |
| 76 | Belarus | 9,324 1000 USD | 2007 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 9,089 1000 USD | 2006 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 9,055 1000 USD | 2008 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 9,054 1000 USD | 2006 | up 1,083.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8,998 1000 USD | 2004 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Ireland | 8,740 1000 USD | 2006 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 8,679 1000 USD | 2006 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 83 | Mali | 8,614 1000 USD | 2007 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,148 1000 USD | 2007 | up 8,661.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovenia | 8,093 1000 USD | 2006 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 7,957 1000 USD | 2007 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 87 | Uganda | 7,806 1000 USD | 2007 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 7,666 1000 USD | 2006 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 89 | Sudan (former) | 7,235 1000 USD | 2006 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 6,990 1000 USD | 2006 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 91 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6,680 1000 USD | 2007 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 6,632 1000 USD | 2007 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 93 | Yugoslav SFR | 6,518 1000 USD | 1990 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia PDR | 6,144 1000 USD | 1992 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Qatar | 6,072 1000 USD | 2010 | up 266.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 5,626 1000 USD | 2006 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 97 | Norway | 5,607 1000 USD | 2006 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,511 1000 USD | 2006 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,424 1000 USD | 2007 | — | rising |
| 100 | Cyprus | 5,182 1000 USD | 2006 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 5,172 1000 USD | 2007 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 102 | Jamaica | 5,155 1000 USD | 2007 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 103 | Lithuania | 4,843 1000 USD | 2006 | up 413.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | 4,655 1000 USD | 2007 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 4,447 1000 USD | 2006 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 106 | Libya | 4,433 1000 USD | 2018 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 3,938 1000 USD | 2006 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 108 | Mauritius | 3,800 1000 USD | 2007 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 109 | French Polynesia | 3,689 1000 USD | 2008 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 3,604 1000 USD | 2008 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 3,439 1000 USD | 2006 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 112 | Bahamas | 3,144 1000 USD | 2008 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 113 | Latvia | 3,132 1000 USD | 2006 | up 513.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 2,920 1000 USD | 2007 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 2,906 1000 USD | 2008 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 116 | Suriname | 2,830 1000 USD | 2009 | up 104.5% | flat |
| 117 | Guinea | 2,794 1000 USD | 2008 | up 221.2% | rising |
| 118 | Yemen | 2,751 1000 USD | 2008 | — | falling |
| 119 | Eswatini | 2,542 1000 USD | 2007 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 120 | Benin | 2,506 1000 USD | 2012 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 2,469 1000 USD | 2018 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 122 | Nepal | 2,417 1000 USD | 2003 | up 681.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Mayotte | 2,414 1000 USD | 2006 | up 625.2% | volatile |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 2,401 1000 USD | 2006 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 125 | French Guiana | 2,320 1000 USD | 1995 | up 237.2% | rising |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 2,293 1000 USD | 2007 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 127 | Albania | 2,262 1000 USD | 2008 | up 926.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,247 1000 USD | 2008 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 129 | Niger | 2,165 1000 USD | 2008 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 130 | Rwanda | 2,151 1000 USD | 2008 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Seychelles | 1,928 1000 USD | 2012 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Cambodia | 1,884 1000 USD | 2006 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 133 | Gabon | 1,883 1000 USD | 2009 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 134 | Belize | 1,871 1000 USD | 2009 | up 861.5% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 1,830 1000 USD | 2011 | up 61.1% | falling |
| 136 | Georgia | 1,826 1000 USD | 2008 | up 57,472.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Malawi | 1,676 1000 USD | 2008 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 138 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,658 1000 USD | 2008 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 139 | Bahrain | 1,520 1000 USD | 2008 | up 64.0% | falling |
| 140 | Malta | 1,485 1000 USD | 2006 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 1,475 1000 USD | 2006 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 1,466 1000 USD | 2006 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,371 1000 USD | 2012 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 144 | Guyana | 1,302 1000 USD | 2006 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,200 1000 USD | 2007 | up 1,126.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,093 1000 USD | 2008 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 1,057 1000 USD | 2004 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 148 | Cabo Verde | 1,052 1000 USD | 2007 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 149 | Congo | 907.16 1000 USD | 2013 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Togo | 873.06 1000 USD | 2007 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Maldives | 865.34 1000 USD | 2007 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 814.4 1000 USD | 2008 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 699.22 1000 USD | 2008 | up 111.6% | flat |
| 154 | Curaçao | 682.93 1000 USD | 2018 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 155 | Palestine | 663.62 1000 USD | 2006 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 156 | Uzbekistan | 621.45 1000 USD | 2008 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 550.19 1000 USD | 2012 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 517.1 1000 USD | 2009 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 159 | Tonga | 500.74 1000 USD | 2007 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 160 | Armenia | 469.29 1000 USD | 2006 | up 899.4% | rising |
| 161 | Dominica | 465.32 1000 USD | 2008 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 162 | Zambia | 450.93 1000 USD | 2007 | down 85.6% | rising |
| 163 | Anguilla | 425.53 1000 USD | 2008 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 164 | China, Macao SAR | 420.69 1000 USD | 1999 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 351.2 1000 USD | 2014 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 166 | Aruba | 319.73 1000 USD | 2018 | up 766.5% | falling |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 276.77 1000 USD | 2019 | up 501.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 272.88 1000 USD | 2014 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 262.91 1000 USD | 2006 | up 300.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 257.73 1000 USD | 2013 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 171 | Gambia | 239.49 1000 USD | 2010 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 195.22 1000 USD | 2011 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 173 | Iceland | 166.1 1000 USD | 2006 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Palau | 145.85 1000 USD | 2013 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 133 1000 USD | 2010 | up 316.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Kiribati | 119.82 1000 USD | 2013 | up 193.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | 92.33 1000 USD | 2006 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 178 | Andorra | 89.46 1000 USD | 2006 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 179 | Montserrat | 82.97 1000 USD | 2009 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 75.21 1000 USD | 2018 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.71 1000 USD | 2011 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 72.63 1000 USD | 2006 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 183 | Vanuatu | 70.53 1000 USD | 2011 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Comoros | 67.49 1000 USD | 2013 | up 143.7% | falling |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | 59.53 1000 USD | 2018 | up 201.4% | falling |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 52.63 1000 USD | 2006 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Haiti | 52.57 1000 USD | 2018 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Bermuda | 48.4 1000 USD | 2018 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Greenland | 46.78 1000 USD | 2006 | up 46.2% | flat |
| 190 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 46.78 1000 USD | 2006 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Faroe Islands | 29.36 1000 USD | 2006 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritania | 26.82 1000 USD | 2010 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 26.35 1000 USD | 2006 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.03 1000 USD | 2018 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Botswana | 18.72 1000 USD | 2012 | down 99.5% | falling |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 17.4 1000 USD | 2008 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.82 1000 USD | 2010 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Mongolia | 10.2 1000 USD | 2006 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Norfolk Island | 8.38 1000 USD | 2006 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 200 | Tajikistan | 3.93 1000 USD | 2010 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Naoero | 3.09 1000 USD | 2006 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Mozambique | 1.75 1000 USD | 2010 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.9957 1000 USD | 2008 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Niue | 0.2766 1000 USD | 2007 | down 97.9% | 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 117,246 1000 USD
- South Africa 66,889 1000 USD
- Réunion 6,807 1000 USD
- Central African Republic 1,050 1000 USD
- American Samoa 51.83 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.