Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use was 81 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Japan stood at 81 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 119 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79 t, in 2022.
Japan ranks 10th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110 t | — |
| 2001 | 107 t | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 119 t | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 108 t | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 108 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 t | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 111 t | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 108 t | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 105 t | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 112 t | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 119 t | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 104 t | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 87 t | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 106 t | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 108 t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 108 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 t | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 94 t | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 91 t | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 87 t | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 81 t | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 80 t | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 79 t | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 83 t | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 81 t | -2.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 81 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 t, 9.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.7 t | 99 t | 119 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.4 t | 87 t | 119 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8 t | 79 t | 83 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 – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Japan?
- Herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Japan was 81 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 119 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 t in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 – Sulfonyl ureas — 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).