Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 5,285 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Zealand stood at 5,285 t.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Zealand peaked at 6,055 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,535 t, in 1999.
That places New Zealand 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,740 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,740 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,740 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,739 t | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,515 t | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 3,904 t | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 3,499 t | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 3,550 t | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 3,055 t | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 2,535 t | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 3,634 t | +43.4% |
| 2001 | 3,333 t | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 4,369 t | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 4,090 t | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 4,249 t | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4,257 t | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,587 t | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 5,138 t | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 6,055 t | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 5,285 t | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,285 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,502 t | 2,535 t | 3,904 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,500 t | 3,333 t | 6,055 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,285 t | 5,285 t | 5,285 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,285 t | 5,285 t | 5,285 t | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.068 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0149 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in New Zealand was 5,285 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6,055 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,535 t in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- New Zealand ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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).