Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 666 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Japan is 666 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 1,153 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 431 t, in 2011.
That places Japan 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,153 t | — |
| 2001 | 1,044 t | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,033 t | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 897 t | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 867 t | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 850 t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 757 t | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 805 t | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 526 t | -34.7% |
| 2009 | 474 t | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 497 t | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 431 t | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 753 t | +74.7% |
| 2013 | 792 t | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 826 t | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 808 t | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 773 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 680 t | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 857 t | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 651 t | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 599 t | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 594 t | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 598 t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 544 t | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 666 t | +22.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 666 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 t, 111.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +74.7% | 431 t | 753 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 840.6 t | 474 t | 1,153 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 706.8 t | 431 t | 857 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 600.2 t | 544 t | 666 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Türkiye 90 t compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,203 t compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 3 Argentina 304 t compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 281 t
- 5 France 236 t compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Japan?
- Herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Japan was 666 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,153 t in 2000.
- What is the lowest herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 431 t in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 Herbicides – Carbamates — 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).