Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 269,902 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 269,902 t for pesticides (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia peaked at 305,306 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,577 t, in 1990.
Australia ranks 6th 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,577 t | — |
| 1991 | 9,693 t | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 12,725 t | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 14,705 t | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 23,636 t | +60.7% |
| 1995 | 14,040 t | -40.6% |
| 1996 | 19,758 t | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 21,178 t | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 26,063 t | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 30,486 t | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 37,205 t | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 34,890 t | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 36,041 t | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 34,794 t | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 45,040 t | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 44,984 t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 51,749 t | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 45,323 t | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 60,381 t | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 55,578 t | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 98,706 t | +77.6% |
| 2011 | 118,816 t | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 129,905 t | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 131,782 t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 134,200 t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 161,053 t | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 221,997 t | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 215,815 t | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 154,398 t | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 124,841 t | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 305,306 t | +144.6% |
| 2021 | 275,387 t | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 272,449 t | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 249,167 t | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 269,902 t | +8.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 269,902 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 18.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Australia's 269,902 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,238 t, 120.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +144.6% | 124,841 t | 305,306 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,086 t | 8,577 t | 30,486 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,598 t | 34,794 t | 60,381 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,151 t | 98,706 t | 221,997 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,442 t | 249,167 t | 305,306 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 92,575 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 281,163 t compare
- 4 France 276,081 t compare
- 4 Türkiye 55,964 t compare
- 5 Canada 274,026 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35,293 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21,757 t compare
- 7 Thailand 202,791 t compare
- 8 Germany 185,288 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,438 t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,465 t compare
- 9 Mexico 182,182 t 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Australia was 269,902 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 305,306 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,577 t in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.