Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 8.87 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 8.87 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in New Zealand peaked at 11.6 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.62 kg/ha, in 1999.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.76 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 8.72 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.66 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.04 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 8.87 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 7.9 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 7.97 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.81 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 5.62 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 8.01 kg/ha | +42.5% |
| 2001 | 7.3 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 9.51 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 8.8 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.72 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.93 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 10.28 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 9.75 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 9.27 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.75 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 9.11 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.55 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.04 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 8.69 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 9.47 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 8.97 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.52 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 8.79 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.66 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 8.74 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 8.93 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.87 kg/ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 kg/ha | 5.62 kg/ha | 8.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.26 kg/ha | 7.3 kg/ha | 11.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.01 kg/ha | 8.04 kg/ha | 9.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 kg/ha | 7.66 kg/ha | 8.93 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in New Zealand was 8.87 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — 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).