Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, mainland
China, mainland: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.88 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, mainland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, mainland stood at 1.88 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, mainland peaked at 2.59 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.09 kg/ha, in 1991.
China, mainland ranks 97th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.15 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.23 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.42 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 1.66 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.74 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.79 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.92 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.86 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.84 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.89 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.98 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.07 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.17 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.28 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.34 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.38 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.47 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.52 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.56 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.58 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.59 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.57 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.52 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.42 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.21 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.05 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.94 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.83 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.76 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.88 kg/ha | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 2.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 2.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
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 — Area 391,823 1000 ha (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, mainland?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, mainland was 1.88 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does China, mainland rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- China, mainland ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — 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).