Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 17,281 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Japan recorded 17,281 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 40,612 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,281 t, in 2024.
Japan ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,612 t | 40,612 t | 40,612 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,951 t | 24,235 t | 40,612 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,151 t | 21,023 t | 23,528 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,470 t | 17,281 t | 21,097 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 66.55 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,340 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 310 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 249 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,023 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Japan?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Japan was 17,281 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 40,612 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,281 t in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).