Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 31.7%
World rank
87th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 31.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Australia 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +152.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +84.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 84 Ukraine 0.0186 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 85 Oman 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 86 American Samoa 0.0166 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 88 Nigeria 0.016 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 French Polynesia 0.0156 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 90 Qatar 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.