What is pesticides (total) — import value in China, mainland?

Pesticides (total) — import value in China, mainland was 814,088 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in China, mainland?

The highest recorded value was 974,209 1000 USD in 2023.

What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in China, mainland?

The lowest recorded value was 7,000 1000 USD in 1961.

How does China, mainland rank for pesticides (total) — import value?

China, mainland ranks 15th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.

Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in China, mainland?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China, mainland 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.

Pesticides (total) — Import value in China, mainland

Name: Pesticides (total) — Import value in China, mainland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China, mainland: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 814,088 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

814,088 1000 USD

Change on year

down 16.4%

World rank

15th

of 222 countries

All-time high

974,209 1000 USD

in 2023

All-time low

7,000 1000 USD

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import value in China, mainland, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 814,088 1000 USD for pesticides (total) — import value in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in China, mainland peaked at 974,209 1000 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,000 1000 USD, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 15th 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 China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import value in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 USD	Change
1961	7,000 1000 USD	—
1962	8,000 1000 USD	+14.3%
1963	9,000 1000 USD	+12.5%
1964	10,000 1000 USD	+11.1%
1965	11,000 1000 USD	+10.0%
1966	12,000 1000 USD	+9.1%
1967	13,000 1000 USD	+8.3%
1968	14,000 1000 USD	+7.7%
1969	15,000 1000 USD	+7.1%
1970	16,000 1000 USD	+6.7%
1971	18,000 1000 USD	+12.5%
1972	20,000 1000 USD	+11.1%
1973	22,000 1000 USD	+10.0%
1974	24,000 1000 USD	+9.1%
1975	26,000 1000 USD	+8.3%
1976	28,000 1000 USD	+7.7%
1977	30,000 1000 USD	+7.1%
1978	35,000 1000 USD	+16.7%
1979	40,000 1000 USD	+14.3%
1980	45,000 1000 USD	+12.5%
1981	50,000 1000 USD	+11.1%
1982	58,209 1000 USD	+16.4%
1983	214,670 1000 USD	+268.8%
1984	247,640 1000 USD	+15.4%
1985	103,200 1000 USD	-58.3%
1986	40,692 1000 USD	-60.6%
1987	55,930 1000 USD	+37.4%
1988	156,541 1000 USD	+179.9%
1989	196,433 1000 USD	+25.5%
1990	177,775 1000 USD	-9.5%
1991	191,490 1000 USD	+7.7%
1992	203,650 1000 USD	+6.4%
1993	122,355 1000 USD	-39.9%
1994	137,210 1000 USD	+12.1%
1995	159,743 1000 USD	+16.4%
1996	137,547 1000 USD	-13.9%
1997	165,710 1000 USD	+20.5%
1998	185,994 1000 USD	+12.2%
1999	242,575 1000 USD	+30.4%
2000	192,227 1000 USD	-20.8%
2001	165,025 1000 USD	-14.2%
2002	136,088 1000 USD	-17.5%
2003	133,986 1000 USD	-1.5%
2004	146,803 1000 USD	+9.6%
2005	182,214 1000 USD	+24.1%
2006	212,814 1000 USD	+16.8%
2007	231,460 1000 USD	+8.8%
2008	296,330 1000 USD	+28.0%
2009	334,291 1000 USD	+12.8%
2010	421,353 1000 USD	+26.0%
2011	488,707 1000 USD	+16.0%
2012	592,237 1000 USD	+21.2%
2013	692,919 1000 USD	+17.0%
2014	770,627 1000 USD	+11.2%
2015	748,409 1000 USD	-2.9%
2016	674,962 1000 USD	-9.8%
2017	681,452 1000 USD	+1.0%
2018	689,566 1000 USD	+1.2%
2019	761,984 1000 USD	+10.5%
2020	908,910 1000 USD	+19.3%
2021	917,255 1000 USD	+0.9%
2022	954,849 1000 USD	+4.1%
2023	974,209 1000 USD	+2.0%
2024	814,088 1000 USD	-16.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value in China, mainland 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	+268.8%	58,209 1000 USD	214,670 1000 USD
1988	+179.9%	55,930 1000 USD	156,541 1000 USD
1986	-60.6%	103,200 1000 USD	40,692 1000 USD
1985	-58.3%	247,640 1000 USD	103,200 1000 USD

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11,000 1000 USD	7,000 1000 USD	15,000 1000 USD	9
1970s	25,900 1000 USD	16,000 1000 USD	40,000 1000 USD	10
1980s	116,832 1000 USD	40,692 1000 USD	247,640 1000 USD	10
1990s	172,405 1000 USD	122,355 1000 USD	242,575 1000 USD	10
2000s	203,124 1000 USD	133,986 1000 USD	334,291 1000 USD	10
2010s	652,222 1000 USD	421,353 1000 USD	770,627 1000 USD	10
2020s	913,862 1000 USD	814,088 1000 USD	974,209 1000 USD	5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

12 Spain 929,658 1000 USD compare
12 Melanesia 28,009 1000 USD compare
13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,260 1000 USD compare
13 Poland 895,150 1000 USD compare
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,868 1000 USD compare
14 Ukraine 854,866 1000 USD compare
15 Polynesia 9,489 1000 USD compare
16 Russian Federation 808,891 1000 USD compare
16 Micronesia 1,068 1000 USD compare
17 Timor-Leste 1,002 1000 USD compare
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 806,766 1000 USD compare
18 Thailand 776,367 1000 USD compare
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 282.64 1000 USD compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

More environment data for China, mainland

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.18 % (2024)

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import value in China, mainland?: Pesticides (total) — import value in China, mainland was 814,088 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in China, mainland?: The highest recorded value was 974,209 1000 USD in 2023.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in China, mainland?: The lowest recorded value was 7,000 1000 USD in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for pesticides (total) — import value?: China, mainland ranks 15th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in China, mainland?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland 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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Indicator: Pesticides (total) — Import value
Unit: 1000 USD
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 290 places, 15,378 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.