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 138th out of 208 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.
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
- 138 China, mainland 0.17 kg/cap compare
- 140 Mayotte 0.16 kg/cap compare
- 140 Montenegro 0.16 kg/cap compare
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (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 138th out of 208 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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About this data
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).