Japan vs Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Japan
42,956 t
in 2024
Southern Africa
46,470 t
in 2024
Japan rank
17th
Southern Africa rank
18th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Japan
  • Southern Africa
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 46,470 t against 42,956 t in Japan, a difference of 3,514 t.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 17th and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 79,821 t 20,788 t 59,033 t Japan
2000s 67,134 t 30,671 t 36,463 t Japan
2010s 53,015 t 38,892 t 14,123 t Japan
2020s 47,304 t 46,210 t 1,094 t Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Japan or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 46,470 t against 42,956 t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Japan and Southern Africa?
3,514 t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Southern Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Japan ranks 17th and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 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).