Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 64,921 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2017, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand stood at 64,921 t.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 68,704 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,608 t, in 1990.
That places Australia and New Zealand 11th out of 200 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,608 t | — |
| 1991 | 21,608 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25,977 t | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 27,639 t | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 24,573 t | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 29,503 t | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 34,686 t | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 37,645 t | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 40,273 t | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 36,739 t | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 37,113 t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 36,046 t | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 31,023 t | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 36,510 t | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 40,528 t | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 38,569 t | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 40,490 t | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 37,586 t | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 48,992 t | +30.3% |
| 2009 | 43,352 t | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 47,455 t | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 52,919 t | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 53,973 t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 50,463 t | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 55,144 t | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 56,208 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 68,704 t | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 64,921 t | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,025 t | 21,608 t | 40,273 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,021 t | 31,023 t | 48,992 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,223 t | 47,455 t | 68,704 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 8 Paraguay 95,596 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,928 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,210 t compare
- 9 France 69,831 t compare
- 10 Mexico 65,586 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,897 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,875 t compare
- 12 Spain 59,858 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 701 t compare
- 13 Australia 59,634 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 187 t compare
- 14 Ghana 53,798 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 160 t compare
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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Australia and New Zealand was 64,921 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 68,704 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,608 t in 1990.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 Pesticides (total) — 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).