Pesticides (total) — Import value in Australia
Australia: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 1.32 million 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value in Australia is 1.32 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in Australia peaked at 1.63 million 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,459 1000 USD, in 1962.
Australia ranks 8th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,767 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 1,459 1000 USD | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 1,825 1000 USD | +25.1% |
| 1964 | 2,577 1000 USD | +41.2% |
| 1965 | 2,908 1000 USD | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 4,649 1000 USD | +59.9% |
| 1967 | 6,010 1000 USD | +29.3% |
| 1968 | 6,665 1000 USD | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 6,438 1000 USD | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 5,554 1000 USD | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 4,847 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 5,533 1000 USD | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 5,998 1000 USD | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 5,735 1000 USD | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 13,097 1000 USD | +128.4% |
| 1976 | 9,957 1000 USD | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 13,126 1000 USD | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 12,861 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 17,190 1000 USD | +33.7% |
| 1980 | 21,941 1000 USD | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 14,740 1000 USD | -32.8% |
| 1982 | 19,951 1000 USD | +35.4% |
| 1983 | 19,260 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 26,713 1000 USD | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 20,994 1000 USD | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 14,825 1000 USD | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 23,093 1000 USD | +55.8% |
| 1988 | 24,760 1000 USD | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 37,939 1000 USD | +53.2% |
| 1990 | 41,279 1000 USD | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 45,435 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 58,844 1000 USD | +29.5% |
| 1993 | 62,042 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 88,138 1000 USD | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 106,578 1000 USD | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 145,833 1000 USD | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 174,275 1000 USD | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 158,307 1000 USD | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 185,641 1000 USD | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 197,157 1000 USD | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 186,464 1000 USD | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 185,646 1000 USD | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 203,781 1000 USD | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 274,650 1000 USD | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 283,760 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 294,285 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 301,666 1000 USD | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 414,049 1000 USD | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 354,302 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 519,104 1000 USD | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 623,339 1000 USD | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 655,134 1000 USD | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 669,117 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 691,339 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 617,348 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 794,295 1000 USD | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 892,107 1000 USD | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 757,242 1000 USD | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 566,413 1000 USD | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million 1000 USD | +96.8% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million 1000 USD | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million 1000 USD | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million 1000 USD | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 1.32 million 1000 USD | +8.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.32 million 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 93,312 1000 USD, 14.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.32 million 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,379 1000 USD, 141.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,811 1000 USD | 1,459 1000 USD | 6,665 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,390 1000 USD | 4,847 1000 USD | 17,190 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,422 1000 USD | 14,740 1000 USD | 37,939 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,637 1000 USD | 41,279 1000 USD | 185,641 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 269,576 1000 USD | 185,646 1000 USD | 414,049 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 678,544 1000 USD | 519,104 1000 USD | 892,107 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million 1000 USD | 1.11 million 1000 USD | 1.63 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 1.50 million 1000 USD compare
- 6 Germany 1.49 million 1000 USD compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 221,187 1000 USD compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 1.44 million 1000 USD compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 195,648 1000 USD compare
- 9 China 1.13 million 1000 USD compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 99,403 1000 USD compare
- 10 Italy 1.03 million 1000 USD compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 76,383 1000 USD compare
- 11 Mexico 989,808 1000 USD compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 38,312 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value in Australia?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in Australia was 1.32 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,459 1000 USD in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value. 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.