Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)

Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 281,163 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
281,163 t
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
314,411 t
in 2020
All-time low
11,129 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 11.1k t1991: 12.6k t1992: 15.8k t1993: 18.4k t1994: 26.2k t1995: 17.4k t1996: 24.2k t1997: 22.4k t1998: 22.0k t1999: 30.9k t2000: 38.2k t2001: 36.1k t2002: 40.2k t2003: 37.3k t2004: 47.4k t2005: 49.3k t2006: 55.0k t2007: 49.6k t2008: 64.8k t2009: 57.6k t2010: 108.0k t2011: 130.4k t2012: 145.8k t2013: 134.2k t2014: 141.6k t2015: 168.8k t2016: 249.5k t2017: 225.4k t2018: 157.4k t2019: 135.5k t2020: 314.4k t2021: 310.3k t2022: 310.4k t2023: 282.4k t2024: 281.2k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) stood at 281,163 t.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 314,411 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,129 t, in 1990.

Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 11,129 t
1991 12,563 t +12.9%
1992 15,785 t +25.6%
1993 18,432 t +16.8%
1994 26,212 t +42.2%
1995 17,358 t -33.8%
1996 24,233 t +39.6%
1997 22,379 t -7.7%
1998 22,005 t -1.7%
1999 30,946 t +40.6%
2000 38,161 t +23.3%
2001 36,087 t -5.4%
2002 40,150 t +11.3%
2003 37,302 t -7.1%
2004 47,446 t +27.2%
2005 49,294 t +3.9%
2006 54,966 t +11.5%
2007 49,627 t -9.7%
2008 64,841 t +30.7%
2009 57,585 t -11.2%
2010 107,980 t +87.5%
2011 130,446 t +20.8%
2012 145,750 t +11.7%
2013 134,239 t -7.9%
2014 141,611 t +5.5%
2015 168,802 t +19.2%
2016 249,532 t +47.8%
2017 225,437 t -9.7%
2018 157,448 t -30.2%
2019 135,477 t -14.0%
2020 314,411 t +132.1%
2021 310,259 t -1.3%
2022 310,441 t +0.1%
2023 282,382 t -9.0%
2024 281,163 t -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,104 t 11,129 t 30,946 t 10
2000s 47,546 t 36,087 t 64,841 t 10
2010s 159,672 t 107,980 t 249,532 t 10
2020s 299,731 t 281,163 t 314,411 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 1 Brazil 807,127 t compare
  2. 2 Viet Nam 192,715 t compare
  3. 2 Australia and New Zealand 289,968 t compare
  4. 3 United Republic of Tanzania 92,575 t compare
  5. 4 France 276,081 t compare
  6. 4 Türkiye 55,964 t compare
  7. 5 Canada 274,026 t compare
  8. 6 Australia 269,902 t compare
  9. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35,293 t compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) was 281,163 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 314,411 t in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 11,129 t in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,599 data points, 1990–2024
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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.