Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 289,968 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand is 289,968 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 336,299 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,458 t, in 1990.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,458 t | — |
| 1991 | 13,894 t | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 17,396 t | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 20,072 t | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 29,235 t | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 21,548 t | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 29,488 t | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 31,690 t | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 29,039 t | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 42,961 t | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 49,265 t | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 47,490 t | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 49,527 t | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 46,697 t | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 57,747 t | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 59,308 t | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 66,498 t | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 60,537 t | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 77,625 t | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 71,157 t | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 126,587 t | +77.9% |
| 2011 | 149,984 t | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 158,560 t | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 150,516 t | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 154,446 t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 181,849 t | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 262,496 t | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 239,014 t | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 175,962 t | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 146,537 t | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 328,841 t | +124.4% |
| 2021 | 322,871 t | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 336,299 t | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 293,009 t | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 289,968 t | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,778 t | 12,458 t | 42,961 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,585 t | 46,697 t | 77,625 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,595 t | 126,587 t | 262,496 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,198 t | 289,968 t | 336,299 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 16.72 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.63 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand was 289,968 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?
- The highest recorded value was 336,299 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,458 t in 1990.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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.