Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in China

China: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 150,950 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
150,950 t
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 232 countries
All-time high
230,632 t
in 2020
All-time low
63,517 t
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in China, 1990–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200720241990: 69.4k t1991: 78.7k t1992: 86.7k t1993: 66.4k t1994: 80.3k t1995: 93.5k t1996: 82.9k t1997: 96.4k t1998: 95.8k t1999: 99.7k t2000: 109.6k t2001: 74.4k t2002: 64.2k t2003: 65.5k t2004: 63.5k t2005: 72.2k t2006: 80.4k t2007: 80.8k t2008: 88.1k t2009: 79.7k t2010: 89.1k t2011: 93.8k t2012: 118.1k t2013: 128.9k t2014: 143.0k t2015: 141.0k t2016: 162.8k t2017: 149.2k t2018: 141.5k t2019: 155.7k t2020: 230.6k t2021: 187.4k t2022: 167.4k t2023: 154.0k t2024: 150.9k t

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

Analysis

China recorded 150,950 t for pesticides (total) — import quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in China peaked at 230,632 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63,517 t, in 2004.

China ranks 12th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84,970 t 66,426 t 99,652 t 10
2000s 77,855 t 63,517 t 109,640 t 10
2010s 132,311 t 89,102 t 162,807 t 10
2020s 178,077 t 150,950 t 230,632 t 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 9 Germany 185,288 t compare
  2. 10 Mexico 182,182 t compare
  3. 11 India 170,038 t compare
  4. 13 Italy 138,588 t compare
  5. 14 Nigeria 134,146 t compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122,959 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in China?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in China was 150,950 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 230,632 t in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 63,517 t in 2004.
How does China rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
China ranks 12th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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

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.