Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in China
China: Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides was 61,926 Tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61,926 Tonnes
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
2nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
95,313 Tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
42,430 Tonnes
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in China, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in China stood at 61,926 Tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in China peaked at 95,313 Tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42,430 Tonnes, in 1991.
That places China 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides in China, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,448 Tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 42,430 Tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,136 Tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 46,449 Tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 53,260 Tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 58,765 Tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 61,497 Tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 64,205 Tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 66,142 Tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 71,573 Tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 67,784 Tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 67,738 Tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 70,301 Tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 71,044 Tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73,956 Tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 77,589 Tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 81,263 Tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 85,658 Tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 88,149 Tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 89,751 Tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 92,403 Tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 93,929 Tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 94,991 Tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 95,313 Tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94,467 Tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93,501 Tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91,193 Tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 87,223 Tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 79,542 Tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 73,858 Tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 69,876 Tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 66,176 Tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 63,720 Tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 61,926 Tonnes | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,090 Tonnes | 42,430 Tonnes | 71,573 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,323 Tonnes | 67,738 Tonnes | 89,751 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,642 Tonnes | 73,858 Tonnes | 95,313 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,424 Tonnes | 61,926 Tonnes | 69,876 Tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in China?
- Pesticide sales — sales of insecticides in China was 61,926 Tonnes in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of insecticides recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 95,313 Tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of insecticides recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,430 Tonnes in 1991.
- How does China rank for pesticide sales — sales of insecticides?
- China ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of insecticides rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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