Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in China

China: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 34 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
34 t
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
26th
of 187 countries
All-time high
43 t
in 2022
All-time low
9 t
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in China, 1990–2024

102030401990200720241990: 16 t1991: 15 t1992: 15 t1993: 15 t1994: 16 t1995: 15 t1996: 15 t1997: 11 t1998: 11 t1999: 9 t2000: 9 t2001: 9 t2002: 11 t2003: 16 t2004: 22 t2005: 19 t2006: 17 t2007: 13 t2008: 18 t2009: 24 t2010: 28 t2011: 27 t2012: 26 t2013: 28 t2014: 28 t2015: 26 t2016: 23 t2017: 22 t2018: 24 t2019: 27 t2020: 32 t2021: 42 t2022: 43 t2023: 40 t2024: 34 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rodenticides — agricultural use in China is 34 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in China peaked at 43 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 t, in 1999.

China ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.8 t 9 t 16 t 10
2000s 15.8 t 9 t 24 t 10
2010s 25.9 t 22 t 28 t 10
2020s 38.2 t 32 t 43 t 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 23 Jamaica 39 t compare
  2. 23 Lebanon 39 t compare
  3. 25 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 38 t compare
  4. 26 China, Macao SAR 34 t compare
  5. 28 Myanmar 32 t compare
  6. 29 Oman 31 t compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rodenticides — agricultural use in China?
Rodenticides — agricultural use in China was 34 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 43 t in 2022.
What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 9 t in 1999.
How does China rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
China ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 7,191 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).