Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in China
China: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 252,919 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in China is 252,919 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in China peaked at 351,037 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 154,601 t, in 1991.
That places China 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 154,627 t | — |
| 1991 | 154,601 t | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 160,988 t | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 169,583 t | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 194,845 t | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 215,277 t | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 225,428 t | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 235,142 t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 241,541 t | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 261,009 t | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 250,632 t | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 249,213 t | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 258,218 t | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 260,474 t | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 271,521 t | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 284,981 t | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 299,316 t | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 315,920 t | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 324,564 t | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 331,298 t | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 339,850 t | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 345,719 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 350,469 t | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 351,037 t | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 349,220 t | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 346,087 t | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 338,312 t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 323,253 t | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 294,682 t | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 273,570 t | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 258,758 t | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 244,864 t | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 235,723 t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 228,977 t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 252,919 t | +10.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 252,919 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 114.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 252,919 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 280.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201,304 t | 154,601 t | 261,009 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 284,614 t | 249,213 t | 331,298 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,220 t | 273,570 t | 351,037 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 244,248 t | 228,977 t | 258,758 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Brazil 755,489 t compare
- 2 Indonesia 295,413 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 161,908 t compare
- 3 Argentina 262,507 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 53,199 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12,705 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 242,000 t compare
- 6 Canada 102,005 t compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 6,979 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in China?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in China was 252,919 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 351,037 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,601 t in 1991.
- How does China rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- China ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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).