Pesticide breakdown by type in Macao
Macao: Pesticide breakdown by type was 45 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide breakdown by type in Macao, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticide breakdown by type in Macao stood at 45 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide breakdown by type in Macao peaked at 45 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 tonnes, in 1999.
Macao ranks 21st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide breakdown by type in Macao, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 15 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 15 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 15 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 15 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 11 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 16 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 2004 | 22 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 18 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 16 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 12 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 19 tonnes | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 26 tonnes | +36.8% |
| 2010 | 29 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 27 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 25 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 28 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 22 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 21 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 23 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 27 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 33 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 42 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 43 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 45 tonnes | +4.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 45 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 tonnes, 45.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8 tonnes | 9 tonnes | 16 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8 tonnes | 9 tonnes | 26 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 29 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.75 tonnes | 33 tonnes | 45 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide breakdown by type in Macao?
- Pesticide breakdown by type in Macao was 45 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pesticide breakdown by type recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 45 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticide breakdown by type recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 tonnes in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for pesticide breakdown by type?
- Macao ranks 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide breakdown by type rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.