Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in China
China: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.17 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in China is 0.17 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in China peaked at 0.25 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.13 kg/cap, in 1990.
That places China 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 capita in China, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.13 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.16 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.17 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.18 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.19 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.19 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.19 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.19 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.23 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.24 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 kg/cap | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.19 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.18 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.17 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.16 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.17 kg/cap | +6.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.17 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 33% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.17 kg/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.162 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.2 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.212 kg/cap | 0.19 kg/cap | 0.24 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.234 kg/cap | 0.19 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.168 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 132 China, mainland 0.17 kg/cap compare
- 134 Mayotte 0.16 kg/cap compare
- 134 Montenegro 0.16 kg/cap compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in China?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in China was 0.17 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does China rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- China ranks 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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).