Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 122,959 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
122,959 t
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
175,742 t
in 2020
All-time low
39,702 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200720241990: 39.7k t1991: 40.5k t1992: 39.9k t1993: 46.3k t1994: 48.4k t1995: 58.4k t1996: 66.6k t1997: 69.9k t1998: 103.2k t1999: 80.2k t2000: 79.7k t2001: 93.2k t2002: 88.1k t2003: 116.9k t2004: 96.7k t2005: 80.2k t2006: 81.4k t2007: 96.2k t2008: 123.6k t2009: 110.7k t2010: 97.8k t2011: 100.4k t2012: 103.2k t2013: 98.5k t2014: 109.5k t2015: 119.7k t2016: 128.0k t2017: 146.9k t2018: 160.2k t2019: 140.9k t2020: 175.7k t2021: 108.0k t2022: 120.3k t2023: 132.0k t2024: 123.0k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 122,959 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 175,742 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39,702 t, in 1990.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 39,702 t
1991 40,497 t +2.0%
1992 39,887 t -1.5%
1993 46,304 t +16.1%
1994 48,399 t +4.5%
1995 58,440 t +20.7%
1996 66,577 t +13.9%
1997 69,906 t +5.0%
1998 103,234 t +47.7%
1999 80,230 t -22.3%
2000 79,680 t -0.7%
2001 93,203 t +17.0%
2002 88,053 t -5.5%
2003 116,946 t +32.8%
2004 96,666 t -17.3%
2005 80,205 t -17.0%
2006 81,436 t +1.5%
2007 96,247 t +18.2%
2008 123,601 t +28.4%
2009 110,724 t -10.4%
2010 97,847 t -11.6%
2011 100,412 t +2.6%
2012 103,150 t +2.7%
2013 98,537 t -4.5%
2014 109,491 t +11.1%
2015 119,697 t +9.3%
2016 127,973 t +6.9%
2017 146,854 t +14.8%
2018 160,165 t +9.1%
2019 140,942 t -12.0%
2020 175,742 t +24.7%
2021 107,990 t -38.6%
2022 120,282 t +11.4%
2023 131,975 t +9.7%
2024 122,959 t -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59,318 t 39,702 t 103,234 t 10
2000s 96,676 t 79,680 t 123,601 t 10
2010s 120,507 t 97,847 t 160,165 t 10
2020s 131,790 t 107,990 t 175,742 t 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 11 China 150,950 t compare
  2. 11 Republic of Moldova 7,146 t compare
  3. 12 Italy 138,588 t compare
  4. 12 Melanesia 6,853 t compare
  5. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,139 t compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 134,146 t compare
  7. 14 Polynesia 2,804 t compare
  8. 15 Spain 115,716 t compare
  9. 15 Timor-Leste 443.53 t compare
  10. 16 Poland 112,416 t compare
  11. 16 Micronesia 276.36 t compare
  12. 17 Ukraine 107,800 t compare
  13. 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 34.07 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 122,959 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 175,742 t in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 39,702 t in 1990.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.