Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.3 g/Int$ in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand is 0.3 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand peaked at 0.41 g/Int$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.21 g/Int$, in 1999.
New Zealand ranks 139th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.36 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.35 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.34 g/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.34 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.33 g/Int$ | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.29 g/Int$ | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.28 g/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.24 g/Int$ | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.21 g/Int$ | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.28 g/Int$ | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.25 g/Int$ | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.33 g/Int$ | +32.0% |
| 2003 | 0.29 g/Int$ | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.29 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.32 g/Int$ | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.34 g/Int$ | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.41 g/Int$ | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.35 g/Int$ | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.35 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.35 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.34 g/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.33 g/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.31 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.304 g/Int$ | 0.21 g/Int$ | 0.36 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.316 g/Int$ | 0.25 g/Int$ | 0.41 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 g/Int$ | 0.3 g/Int$ | 0.35 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.302 g/Int$ | 0.3 g/Int$ | 0.31 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 137 Bangladesh 0.31 g/Int$ compare
- 137 Pakistan 0.31 g/Int$ compare
- 139 Oman 0.3 g/Int$ compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.3 g/Int$ compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.3 g/Int$ compare
- 139 Zimbabwe 0.3 g/Int$ compare
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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -51.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 3.84 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in New Zealand was 0.3 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 g/Int$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 g/Int$ in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- New Zealand ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 value of agricultural production. 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).