Pesticides (total) — Import value in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 178,595 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 178,595 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in New Zealand peaked at 313,116 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,220 1000 USD, in 1965.
That places New Zealand 54th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,426 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 2,476 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 2,250 1000 USD | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 2,338 1000 USD | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 2,220 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 3,532 1000 USD | +59.1% |
| 1967 | 4,371 1000 USD | +23.8% |
| 1968 | 3,206 1000 USD | -26.7% |
| 1969 | 4,170 1000 USD | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 4,400 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 4,500 1000 USD | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 6,073 1000 USD | +35.0% |
| 1973 | 5,828 1000 USD | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 6,060 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 6,461 1000 USD | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 6,209 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 6,739 1000 USD | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 7,460 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 8,413 1000 USD | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 11,212 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 12,799 1000 USD | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 11,868 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 10,369 1000 USD | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 12,637 1000 USD | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 13,945 1000 USD | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 20,134 1000 USD | +44.4% |
| 1987 | 14,743 1000 USD | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 22,572 1000 USD | +53.1% |
| 1989 | 22,583 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30,186 1000 USD | +33.7% |
| 1991 | 32,677 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 36,284 1000 USD | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 41,751 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 43,562 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 58,413 1000 USD | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 75,694 1000 USD | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 72,301 1000 USD | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 17,252 1000 USD | -76.1% |
| 1999 | 71,182 1000 USD | +312.6% |
| 2000 | 60,474 1000 USD | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 59,784 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 73,316 1000 USD | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 72,211 1000 USD | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 90,467 1000 USD | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 116,406 1000 USD | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 127,350 1000 USD | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 140,315 1000 USD | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 174,134 1000 USD | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 135,901 1000 USD | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 163,407 1000 USD | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 187,233 1000 USD | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 172,134 1000 USD | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 181,334 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 204,814 1000 USD | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 184,605 1000 USD | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 178,590 1000 USD | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 211,620 1000 USD | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 212,068 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 186,811 1000 USD | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 199,786 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 232,858 1000 USD | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 313,116 1000 USD | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 215,018 1000 USD | -31.3% |
| 2024 | 178,595 1000 USD | -16.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 178,595 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 93,312 1000 USD, 1.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 178,595 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,379 1000 USD, 19.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +312.6% | 17,252 1000 USD | 71,182 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,999 1000 USD | 2,220 1000 USD | 4,371 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,214 1000 USD | 4,400 1000 USD | 8,413 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,286 1000 USD | 10,369 1000 USD | 22,583 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,930 1000 USD | 17,252 1000 USD | 75,694 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,036 1000 USD | 59,784 1000 USD | 174,134 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,262 1000 USD | 163,407 1000 USD | 212,068 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,875 1000 USD | 178,595 1000 USD | 313,116 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 51 Guatemala 200,090 1000 USD compare
- 52 Czechoslovakia 185,881 1000 USD compare
- 53 Switzerland 183,444 1000 USD compare
- 55 Republic of Korea 178,065 1000 USD compare
- 56 Bulgaria 175,595 1000 USD compare
- 57 Sweden 173,022 1000 USD compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value in New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in New Zealand was 178,595 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 313,116 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,220 1000 USD in 1965.
- How does New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.