Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 82,061 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 82,061 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in China, mainland peaked at 110,744 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,061 t, in 1993.
China, mainland ranks 28th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,508 t | — |
| 1991 | 32,099 t | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 39,304 t | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 24,061 t | -38.8% |
| 1994 | 32,020 t | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 34,712 t | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 32,110 t | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 48,584 t | +51.3% |
| 1998 | 44,173 t | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 47,714 t | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 41,138 t | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 34,360 t | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 27,432 t | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 28,408 t | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 27,623 t | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 36,763 t | +33.1% |
| 2006 | 43,166 t | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 41,267 t | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 44,388 t | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 44,208 t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50,703 t | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 52,903 t | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 68,927 t | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 76,928 t | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 92,551 t | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 89,976 t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 100,901 t | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 83,523 t | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 79,203 t | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 89,736 t | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 110,744 t | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 104,095 t | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 88,981 t | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 87,740 t | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 82,061 t | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,328 t | 24,061 t | 48,584 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,875 t | 27,432 t | 44,388 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,535 t | 50,703 t | 100,901 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,724 t | 82,061 t | 110,744 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 86,505 t compare
- 26 Colombia 86,481 t compare
- 27 South Africa 83,709 t compare
- 29 Cambodia 75,789 t compare
- 30 Bangladesh 70,740 t compare
- 31 Paraguay 69,492 t compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.18 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in China, mainland?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in China, mainland was 82,061 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 110,744 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,061 t in 1993.
- How does China, mainland rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- China, mainland ranks 28th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.