Pesticides (total) — Import value in China
China: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 1.13 million 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import value in China stood at 1.13 million 1000 USD.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in China peaked at 1.45 million 1000 USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28,335 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places China 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,335 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 31,531 1000 USD | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 34,657 1000 USD | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 37,592 1000 USD | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 40,288 1000 USD | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 43,448 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 46,887 1000 USD | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 49,747 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 52,874 1000 USD | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 56,603 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 61,876 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 65,117 1000 USD | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 72,678 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 79,006 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 82,680 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 86,693 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 93,485 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 112,210 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 124,625 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 137,731 1000 USD | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 161,742 1000 USD | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 178,148 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 343,362 1000 USD | +92.7% |
| 1984 | 383,429 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 236,574 1000 USD | -38.3% |
| 1986 | 182,073 1000 USD | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 239,751 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 1988 | 371,915 1000 USD | +55.1% |
| 1989 | 383,176 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 356,803 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 401,673 1000 USD | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 452,956 1000 USD | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 352,696 1000 USD | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 368,029 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 476,088 1000 USD | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 422,342 1000 USD | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 424,092 1000 USD | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 430,991 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 500,294 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 439,654 1000 USD | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 392,727 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 309,971 1000 USD | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 302,554 1000 USD | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 310,918 1000 USD | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 361,691 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 400,707 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 440,506 1000 USD | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 578,130 1000 USD | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 545,628 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 634,451 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 727,465 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 860,366 1000 USD | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 987,821 1000 USD | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million 1000 USD | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 969,208 1000 USD | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million 1000 USD | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million 1000 USD | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million 1000 USD | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million 1000 USD | -15.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.13 million 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,082 1000 USD, 40.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 1.13 million 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,379 1000 USD, 120.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value 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% | 178,148 1000 USD | 343,362 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,595 1000 USD | 28,335 1000 USD | 52,874 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 83,497 1000 USD | 56,603 1000 USD | 124,625 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 261,790 1000 USD | 137,731 1000 USD | 383,429 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 418,596 1000 USD | 352,696 1000 USD | 500,294 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 408,249 1000 USD | 302,554 1000 USD | 578,130 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 942,925 1000 USD | 634,451 1000 USD | 1.11 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million 1000 USD | 1.13 million 1000 USD | 1.45 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 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 Australia 1.32 million 1000 USD compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 195,648 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
- 12 Spain 929,658 1000 USD compare
- 12 Melanesia 28,009 1000 USD 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value in China?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in China was 1.13 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million 1000 USD in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,335 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does China rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- China ranks 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.