Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 2.2 kg/cap in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 2.2 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.37 kg/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.04 kg/cap, in 1991.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.05 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.04 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.23 kg/cap | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3 kg/cap | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg/cap | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg/cap | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 1.57 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.69 kg/cap | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.79 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.62 kg/cap | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 1.61 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.55 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.32 kg/cap | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 1.53 kg/cap | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.68 kg/cap | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.58 kg/cap | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.63 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.49 kg/cap | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.91 kg/cap | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 1.66 kg/cap | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.79 kg/cap | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.97 kg/cap | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.98 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.82 kg/cap | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.96 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.97 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.37 kg/cap | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2 kg/cap | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 kg/cap | 1.04 kg/cap | 1.79 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 kg/cap | 1.32 kg/cap | 1.91 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 kg/cap | 1.79 kg/cap | 2.37 kg/cap | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 2.61 kg/cap compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 11 Canada 2.57 kg/cap compare
- 12 Australia 2.41 kg/cap compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
- 15 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 16 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 459 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 46.94 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Australia and New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Australia and New Zealand was 2.2 kg/cap in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 kg/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 kg/cap in 1991.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and 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 capita. 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).