Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in China
China: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 3.21 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export quantity in China is 3.21 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 166.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in China peaked at 3.21 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,114 t, in 1992.
That places China 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,116 t | — |
| 1991 | 66,575 t | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 65,114 t | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 71,375 t | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 95,368 t | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 113,592 t | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 107,909 t | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 121,337 t | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 142,449 t | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 183,180 t | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 191,843 t | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 219,036 t | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 242,535 t | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 299,120 t | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 420,345 t | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 451,245 t | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 421,196 t | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 503,653 t | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 512,941 t | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 532,313 t | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 644,704 t | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 822,556 t | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 930,310 t | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million t | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million t | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million t | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million t | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million t | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million t | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.58 million t | +71.4% |
| 2021 | 2.24 million t | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million t | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.49 million t | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 3.21 million t | +28.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.21 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.33 t, 39446.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 3.21 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.68 t, 479883.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,202 t | 65,114 t | 183,180 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 379,423 t | 191,843 t | 532,313 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million t | 644,704 t | 1.67 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million t | 2.24 million t | 3.21 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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) — export quantity in China?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in China was 3.21 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,114 t in 1992.
- How does China rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.