Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 20,065 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in New Zealand stood at 20,065 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in New Zealand peaked at 63,843 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,966 t, in 1998.
That places New Zealand 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,878 t | — |
| 1991 | 4,198 t | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 4,662 t | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 5,364 t | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 5,597 t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 7,505 t | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 9,725 t | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 10,503 t | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 2,966 t | -71.8% |
| 1999 | 12,469 t | +320.3% |
| 2000 | 12,049 t | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 12,592 t | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 13,476 t | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 11,896 t | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 12,703 t | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 14,318 t | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 14,747 t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15,211 t | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17,241 t | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 15,576 t | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 27,880 t | +79.0% |
| 2011 | 31,167 t | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 28,654 t | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 18,733 t | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 20,241 t | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 20,790 t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 40,495 t | +94.8% |
| 2017 | 23,193 t | -42.7% |
| 2018 | 21,559 t | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 21,691 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23,530 t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 47,479 t | +101.8% |
| 2022 | 63,843 t | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 43,841 t | -31.3% |
| 2024 | 20,065 t | -54.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 20,065 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 1.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 20,065 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,238 t, 9.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +320.3% | 2,966 t | 12,469 t |
| 2021 | +101.8% | 23,530 t | 47,479 t |
| 2016 | +94.8% | 20,790 t | 40,495 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,687 t | 2,966 t | 12,469 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,981 t | 11,896 t | 17,241 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,440 t | 18,733 t | 40,495 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,752 t | 20,065 t | 63,843 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in New Zealand was 20,065 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 63,843 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,966 t in 1998.
- How does New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- New Zealand ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.