Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 15 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 15 t.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 48 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8 t, in 2010.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 53rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31 t | 22 t | 48 t | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.8 t | 10 t | 35 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3 t | 8 t | 28 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4 t | 10 t | 15 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 75 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 3.81 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in China, Hong Kong SAR was 15 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 48 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 t in 2010.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).