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Pesticides and herbicides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pesticides and herbicides totaled $42.4 billion (7.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (25%), the United States (11%) and Germany (9%); the top importers were Brazil (12%), France (5%) and the United States (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$42.4billion
Tonnes
7.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,835
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$10.6 billion · 25%
  2. United States$4.6 billion · 10.8%
  3. Germany$3.9 billion · 9.2%
  4. France$3.4 billion · 8.1%
  5. India$2.1 billion · 5.1%
  6. Spain$1.7 billion · 4%
  7. Belgium$1.6 billion · 3.8%
    re-exports
  8. United Kingdom$1.2 billion · 2.8%
  9. Italy$982 million · 2.3%
  10. Israel$864 million · 2%
  11. Japan$789 million · 1.9%
  12. Netherlands$655 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  13. Hungary$641 million · 1.5%
  14. Poland$627 million · 1.5%
  15. South Korea$614 million · 1.5%
  16. Singapore$558 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  17. Colombia$535 million · 1.3%
  18. Brazil$475 million · 1.1%
  19. Mexico$466 million · 1.1%
  20. Indonesia$450 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Brazil$5 billion · 11.7%
  2. France$2 billion · 4.8%
  3. United States$1.9 billion · 4.5%
  4. Canada$1.8 billion · 4.3%
  5. Germany$1.5 billion · 3.6%
  6. India$1.5 billion · 3.5%
  7. Australia$1.3 billion · 3.1%
  8. Italy$1 billion · 2.5%
  9. Poland$960 million · 2.3%
  10. Mexico$947 million · 2.2%
  11. Spain$935 million · 2.2%
  12. China$868 million · 2.1%
  13. Ukraine$836 million · 2%
  14. Thailand$769 million · 1.8%
  15. United Kingdom$758 million · 1.8%
  16. Vietnam$711 million · 1.7%
  17. Argentina$686 million · 1.6%
  18. Netherlands$665 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  19. Indonesia$633 million · 1.5%
  20. Belgium$582 million · 1.4%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2013

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 10.6
  • United States 4.6
  • Germany 3.9
  • France 3.4
  • India 2.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.210.6
United States1.34.6
Germany1.83.9
France1.33.4
India0.082.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $5,835 since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $5,835

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,127
1996$6,307
1997$5,690
1998$5,808
1999$5,521
2000$5,389
2001$5,058
2002$5,098
2003$5,710
2004$5,722
2005$6,128
2006$5,850
2007$6,163
2008$7,250
2009$7,073
2010$6,656
2011$7,194
2012$6,849
2013$7,052
2014$7,308
2015$6,581
2016$6,685
2017$6,181
2018$6,574
2019$6,527
2020$5,864
2021$6,417
2022$7,440
2023$6,970
2024$5,835

What it includes

  • 3808 · Pesticides and herbicides

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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