Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 13.58 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.58 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 187 countries
All-time high
13.58 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
9.66 kg/ha
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 11.2 kg/ha1991: 11.3 kg/ha1992: 11.4 kg/ha1993: 11.4 kg/ha1994: 11.4 kg/ha1995: 11.4 kg/ha1996: 11.4 kg/ha1997: 10.8 kg/ha1998: 10.4 kg/ha1999: 13.4 kg/ha2000: 10.6 kg/ha2001: 10 kg/ha2002: 12.4 kg/ha2003: 12 kg/ha2004: 11.6 kg/ha2005: 11.1 kg/ha2006: 10.9 kg/ha2007: 11.5 kg/ha2008: 10.7 kg/ha2009: 10.5 kg/ha2010: 9.7 kg/ha2011: 10.2 kg/ha2012: 11.7 kg/ha2013: 12 kg/ha2014: 10.8 kg/ha2015: 11.7 kg/ha2016: 12 kg/ha2017: 13.3 kg/ha2018: 13.3 kg/ha2019: 13.3 kg/ha2020: 13.3 kg/ha2021: 13.4 kg/ha2022: 13.5 kg/ha2023: 13.6 kg/ha2024: 13.6 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 13.58 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 13.58 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.66 kg/ha, in 2010.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1990 11.18 kg/ha
1991 11.26 kg/ha +0.7%
1992 11.36 kg/ha +0.9%
1993 11.38 kg/ha +0.2%
1994 11.42 kg/ha +0.4%
1995 11.4 kg/ha -0.2%
1996 11.42 kg/ha +0.2%
1997 10.83 kg/ha -5.2%
1998 10.4 kg/ha -4.0%
1999 13.38 kg/ha +28.7%
2000 10.58 kg/ha -20.9%
2001 9.98 kg/ha -5.7%
2002 12.45 kg/ha +24.7%
2003 12.02 kg/ha -3.5%
2004 11.61 kg/ha -3.4%
2005 11.08 kg/ha -4.6%
2006 10.86 kg/ha -2.0%
2007 11.49 kg/ha +5.8%
2008 10.68 kg/ha -7.0%
2009 10.54 kg/ha -1.3%
2010 9.66 kg/ha -8.3%
2011 10.22 kg/ha +5.8%
2012 11.7 kg/ha +14.5%
2013 12.04 kg/ha +2.9%
2014 10.78 kg/ha -10.5%
2015 11.67 kg/ha +8.3%
2016 11.97 kg/ha +2.6%
2017 13.3 kg/ha +11.1%
2018 13.34 kg/ha +0.3%
2019 13.35 kg/ha +0.1%
2020 13.35 kg/ha +0.0%
2021 13.4 kg/ha +0.4%
2022 13.52 kg/ha +0.9%
2023 13.55 kg/ha +0.2%
2024 13.58 kg/ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.4 kg/ha 10.4 kg/ha 13.38 kg/ha 10
2000s 11.13 kg/ha 9.98 kg/ha 12.45 kg/ha 10
2010s 11.8 kg/ha 9.66 kg/ha 13.35 kg/ha 10
2020s 13.48 kg/ha 13.35 kg/ha 13.58 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
  2. 22 Suriname 14.01 kg/ha compare
  3. 23 Malta 13.75 kg/ha compare
  4. 24 Cabo Verde 0.07 kg/ha compare
  5. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg/ha compare
  6. 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
  7. 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha compare
  8. 27 Palestine, State of 11.91 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of?
Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in China, Taiwan Province of was 13.58 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, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 13.58 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 9.66 kg/ha in 2010.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
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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).