Pesticides (total) — Import quantity by country
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...
What the numbers show
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 807,127 t in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0655 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,346 t, and the mean is 33,150 t.
Over the past decade 177 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 2,873.5%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 99.1%).
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 807,127 t | 2024 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 289,968 t | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 192,715 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 281,163 t | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92,575 t | 2024 | up 401.8% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 276,081 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 55,964 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 274,026 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 269,902 t | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 35,293 t | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Thailand | 202,791 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 21,757 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 185,288 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11,438 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 182,182 t | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,465 t | 2024 | up 1,554.2% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 170,038 t | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,181 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | China | 150,950 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 7,146 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 138,588 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 6,853 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 134,146 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,139 t | 2024 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 122,959 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 14 | Polynesia | 2,804 t | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 115,716 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 443.53 t | 2024 | up 336.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 112,416 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Micronesia | 276.36 t | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 107,800 t | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 34.07 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 106,413 t | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 28.82 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 105,511 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 104,530 t | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 99,490 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 99,247 t | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 98,113 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 87,349 t | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 86,505 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 86,481 t | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 83,709 t | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 28 | China, mainland | 82,061 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 75,789 t | 2024 | up 510.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 70,740 t | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 69,492 t | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 65,216 t | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 61,972 t | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 61,098 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 59,615 t | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 92,831 t | 2024 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 54,152 t | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 53,267 t | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 53,260 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 53,058 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Caribbean | 63,026 t | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 49,856 t | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Portugal | 49,625 t | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 49,055 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 44,148 t | 1999 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 42,815 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 42,612 t | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 41,010 t | 2024 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 40,174 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 842.98 t | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 37,817 t | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 37,780 t | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | 37,495 t | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 35,852 t | 2022 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Myanmar | 35,838 t | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Uganda | 35,543 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 32,911 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 32,421 t | 2024 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Pakistan | 32,043 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 30,900 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 58 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 30,037 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 28,580 t | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 28,532 t | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 27,102 t | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 62 | Cameroon | 26,862 t | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 26,738 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 26,159 t | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 24,656 t | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 24,314 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 24,010 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 68 | Switzerland | 23,518 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 69 | Benin | 22,511 t | 2024 | up 365.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Mali | 20,482 t | 2024 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 20,065 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 19,512 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 73 | Israel | 18,959 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 18,400 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 18,181 t | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 76 | Singapore | 18,172 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 17,444 t | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | 16,868 t | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 16,846 t | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 15,664 t | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Finland | 15,640 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 15,546 t | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 83 | Zambia | 15,490 t | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | 15,097 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 85 | Slovenia | 14,983 t | 2024 | up 148.3% | rising |
| 86 | Croatia | 14,932 t | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Norway | 14,673 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 88 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 13,943 t | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 13,636 t | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 12,285 t | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 12,125 t | 2024 | up 179.3% | rising |
| 92 | Togo | 11,950 t | 2024 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Angola | 11,430 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 11,242 t | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | 9,887 t | 2024 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 9,831 t | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Sudan | 9,683 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea | 9,582 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 9,540 t | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 8,651 t | 2024 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Malawi | 8,409 t | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Rwanda | 8,405 t | 2024 | up 246.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique | 8,211 t | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 7,875 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 6,638 t | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Sudan (former) | 6,553 t | 2011 | up 393.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 5,618 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 5,402 t | 2024 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 5,184 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 5,135 t | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Congo | 4,987 t | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,938 t | 2005 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Palestine | 4,865 t | 2024 | up 273.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Estonia | 4,823 t | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Martinique | 4,815 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Libya | 4,782 t | 2024 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 117 | Haiti | 4,359 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 118 | Jamaica | 4,305 t | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 119 | Belize | 3,943 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Qatar | 3,736 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | 3,724 t | 2024 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,659 t | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritius | 3,533 t | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 124 | Botswana | 3,505 t | 2024 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,470 t | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 126 | Lebanon | 3,467 t | 2024 | down 60.8% | rising |
| 127 | Eswatini | 3,386 t | 2024 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 3,305 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 3,275 t | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,148 t | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 2,807 t | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | 2,691 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 133 | Guadeloupe | 2,544 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Namibia | 2,500 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 2,345 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 136 | Cuba | 2,271 t | 2024 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 137 | Suriname | 2,219 t | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | 2,083 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Gambia | 1,842 t | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 1,794 t | 2024 | up 139.5% | falling |
| 141 | Mongolia | 1,786 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Réunion | 1,723 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 1,715 t | 2024 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 1,541 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 145 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 1,529 t | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Mauritania | 1,506 t | 2024 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Djibouti | 1,467 t | 2024 | up 754.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 1,383 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Malta | 1,330 t | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Aruba | 1,228 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 151 | Bahrain | 1,188 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 1,135 t | 2024 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 1,003 t | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 154 | Burundi | 1,002 t | 2024 | up 322.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Montenegro | 988.45 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 156 | Bhutan | 935.86 t | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Tonga | 850.96 t | 2024 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Cayman Islands | 813.31 t | 2024 | down 48.6% | flat |
| 159 | China, Macao SAR | 794.49 t | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Niger | 792.26 t | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Curaçao | 757.74 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 740.52 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 728.65 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 702.84 t | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 165 | Iceland | 700.7 t | 2024 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 696.38 t | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 669.89 t | 2010 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 168 | Bahamas | 647.78 t | 2024 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 169 | South Sudan | 593.9 t | 2024 | up 2,873.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Maldives | 575.77 t | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 171 | French Guiana | 530.53 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Yemen | 487.03 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Lesotho | 476.73 t | 2024 | up 535.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 472.27 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 436.96 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Seychelles | 396.95 t | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Dominica | 374.87 t | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Bermuda | 368.11 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 296.26 t | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 282.45 t | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 256.87 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 245.94 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 244.38 t | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Anguilla | 183.1 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Comoros | 171.67 t | 2024 | up 279.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Chad | 147.77 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 187 | Mayotte | 145.25 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 126.9 t | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | 115.23 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 110.17 t | 2024 | down 47.3% | flat |
| 191 | Kiribati | 92.93 t | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Palau | 69.02 t | 2024 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 66.94 t | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.56 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Montserrat | 47.52 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 43.87 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 42.05 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | San Marino | 41.76 t | 2024 | up 576.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Andorra | 41.33 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 200 | Gibraltar | 37.47 t | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 36.09 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 202 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.28 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 203 | Naoero | 24.33 t | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Greenland | 23.92 t | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16.2 t | 2024 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Marshall Islands | 15.95 t | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 12.13 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 208 | American Samoa | 7.91 t | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 209 | Tuvalu | 6.04 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 210 | Holy See | 4.8 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Tokelau | 4.46 t | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.91 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 213 | Norfolk Island | 1.74 t | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Western Sahara | 1.06 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Pitcairn | 0.5065 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2291 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 217 | Niue | 0.0655 t | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.19 million t
- Asia 1.66 million t
- Americas 2.31 million t
- Europe 1.97 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 1.40 million t
- South America 1.33 million t
- Middle Africa 52,084 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 1.04 million t
- Africa 947,560 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 884,359 t
- South-Eastern Asia 787,027 t
- Western Europe 724,140 t
- Eastern Europe 574,250 t
- Northern America 507,966 t
- Western Africa 421,768 t
- Central America 406,499 t
- Southern Europe 401,606 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 398,062 t
- Southern Asia 321,184 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 315,951 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 305,951 t
- Oceania 299,902 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 288,071 t
- Eastern Asia 271,007 t
- Northern Europe 268,844 t
- Eastern Africa 254,455 t
- United States of America 233,531 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 230,593 t
- Western Asia 226,935 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 205,819 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 152,097 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 131,319 t
- Northern Africa 125,676 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 123,076 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 98,436 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 94,131 t
- Southern Africa 93,577 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 84,127 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 73,929 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 68,904 t
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.