Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 573 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — 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 – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Japan is 573 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 575 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 459 t, in 2004.
That places Japan 19th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 513 t | — |
| 2001 | 490 t | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 508 t | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 523 t | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 459 t | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 528 t | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 519 t | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 521 t | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 477 t | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 556 t | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 562 t | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 520 t | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 477 t | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 498 t | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 515 t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 553 t | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 543 t | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 543 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 460 t | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 530 t | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 562 t | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 575 t | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 573 t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 556 t | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 573 t | +3.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 573 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 112 t, 5.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Japan's 573 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 573 t, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 509.4 t | 459 t | 556 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 520.1 t | 460 t | 562 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 567.8 t | 556 t | 575 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Japan?
- Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Japan was 573 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 575 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 459 t in 2004.
- How does Japan rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).