In October 2024, around 292,000 metric tons of chemical pesticides was produced in China. China’s chemical pesticide production amounted to an annual production volume of about 2.67 million tons in 2023. The import volume of pesticides to China surpassed 89,000 tons in 2019 with an import value of over 897 million U.S. dollars that year. However, this figure was still insignificant compared to the export value of China's pesticide manufacturing industry.
Chinese pesticide manufacturing and trade
While state-owned pesticide manufacturers were the main contributors to exports, private pesticide manufacturing companies accounted for the highest total sales. As a leading state-owned company in this industry, Sinochem Group's revenue amounted to more than 87 billion yuan, with a net profit of over 2.18 billion yuan in 2022.
Chinese pesticide consumption
Among Chinese farmers and agricultural businesses, the utilization of pesticide in China differed greatly from region to region. Shandong, Henan and Hubei were the provinces that used the most pesticide, whereas the provinces of Tibet, Qinghai and Ningxia had utilized much less.
Production of chemical pesticides in China from October 2013 to October 2024
(in metric tons)
* According to the source, the data for January and February have been grouped together to curb the influence of the Chinese New Year on the statistic. Chinese New Year falls between January and February.
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