Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in China
China: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 2,667 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 2,667 t for plant growth regulators — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in China peaked at 3,754 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,589 t, in 1990.
That places China 6th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,589 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,589 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,660 t | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,754 t | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 2,032 t | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 2,257 t | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 2,369 t | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 2,483 t | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2,558 t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2,745 t | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 2,657 t | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,647 t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,723 t | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,752 t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,878 t | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3,032 t | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3,192 t | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 3,370 t | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3,473 t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,549 t | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,651 t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,711 t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,751 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,754 t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,745 t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,703 t | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,615 t | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,439 t | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3,125 t | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2,894 t | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 2,731 t | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 2,579 t | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 2,479 t | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2,404 t | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2,667 t | +10.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,667 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13 t, 205.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,104 t | 1,589 t | 2,745 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,027 t | 2,647 t | 3,549 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,539 t | 2,894 t | 3,754 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,572 t | 2,404 t | 2,731 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Algeria 3,753 t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 947 t compare
- 4 South Africa 3,437 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 125 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,705 t compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 64 t compare
- 7 China, mainland 2,662 t compare
- 7 Melanesia 1 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 t compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 8 Nigeria 2,510 t compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 0 t
- 8 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 8 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 9 Germany 2,124 t 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 plant growth regulators — agricultural use in China?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in China was 2,667 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,754 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,589 t in 1990.
- How does China rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- China ranks 6th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use. 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).