Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use was 959 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2017, other pesticides nes — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand stood at 959 t.
That represents a change of down 37.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other pesticides nes — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1,526 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 452 t, in 1994.
That places Australia and New Zealand 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 499 t | — |
| 1991 | 517 t | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 594 t | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 598 t | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 452 t | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 503 t | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 661 t | +31.4% |
| 1997 | 767 t | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 638 t | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 530 t | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 535 t | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 523 t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 578 t | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 685 t | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 762 t | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 652 t | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 727 t | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 723 t | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,186 t | +64.0% |
| 2009 | 1,171 t | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,229 t | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,305 t | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1,320 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,271 t | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,336 t | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1,351 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,526 t | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 959 t | -37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 575.9 t | 452 t | 767 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 754.2 t | 523 t | 1,186 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,287 t | 959 t | 1,526 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.12 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other pesticides nes — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand?
- Other pesticides nes — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand was 959 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other pesticides nes — agricultural use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,526 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest other pesticides nes — agricultural use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 452 t in 1994.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for other pesticides nes — agricultural use?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
- Is other pesticides nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other Pesticides nes — 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).