Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Australia
Australia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.92 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Australia, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.92 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2017.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Australia peaked at 2.09 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Australia 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.03 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.36 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.17 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 1.5 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 1.61 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1.61 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.72 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.47 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 1.41 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.11 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.38 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 1.39 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.28 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.46 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.76 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 1.38 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 1.62 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 1.48 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.52 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.43 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.54 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.62 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.09 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 1.92 kg/ha | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 93 Australia and New Zealand 2.05 kg/ha compare
- 94 Armenia 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 95 China 1.95 kg/ha compare
- 97 China, mainland 1.88 kg/ha compare
- 98 Tokelau 1.85 kg/ha compare
- 99 Bangladesh 1.76 kg/ha 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0326 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Australia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Australia was 1.92 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Australia ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).