Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in China
China: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
31st
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in China peaked at 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0155 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0244 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0212 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0443 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0457 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0475 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0651 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0725 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0724 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.136 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1588 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.121 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1551 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 0.234 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1657 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2739 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3226 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.422 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4666 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4123 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5293 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5806 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5406 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.845 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8818 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre, 47.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre, 92.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0651 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1269 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.234 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4151 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5806 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9559 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.845 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 30 Malaysia 0.9333 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Romania 0.8221 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 Lithuania 0.7996 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 Croatia 0.6972 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % 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) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in China?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in China was 0.8837 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.