Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in China
China: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.1548 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0133 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0366 1000 USD per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0408 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0252 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0255 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0396 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0408 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.038 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0482 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0392 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0507 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 0.045 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0452 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0533 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0468 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0418 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0427 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0469 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0616 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0581 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0676 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0775 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1096 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1178 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1548 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1449 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1509 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4323 1000 USD per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +92.7% | 0.019 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0446 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0533 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0435 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0616 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0676 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1481 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1548 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 136 Comoros 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 137 Senegal 0.1477 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Ethiopia 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 140 Gambia 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Kazakhstan 0.1117 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Oman 0.1044 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in China?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in China was 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1548 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.