Herbicides – Triazines — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Herbicides – Triazines — Agricultural Use was 322 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides – Triazines — 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 – triazines — agricultural use in Japan is 322 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – triazines — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 398 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 186 t, in 2008.
Japan ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Herbicides – Triazines — Agricultural Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 195 t | — |
| 2001 | 198 t | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 219 t | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 204 t | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 221 t | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 216 t | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 194 t | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 194 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 186 t | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 204 t | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 188 t | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 235 t | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 390 t | +66.0% |
| 2013 | 398 t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 268 t | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 357 t | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 320 t | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 347 t | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 341 t | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 347 t | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 353 t | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 355 t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 335 t | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 324 t | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 322 t | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 322 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.5 t, 5.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides – Triazines — 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 | +66.0% | 235 t | 390 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203.1 t | 186 t | 221 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.1 t | 188 t | 398 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 337.8 t | 322 t | 355 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 13 El Salvador 386 t compare
- 14 Costa Rica 367 t compare
- 15 Romania 323 t compare
- 17 Nicaragua 315 t compare
- 18 Myanmar 311 t compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 278 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 – triazines — agricultural use in Japan?
- Herbicides – triazines — agricultural use in Japan was 322 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – triazines — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 398 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest herbicides – triazines — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 186 t in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for herbicides – triazines — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – triazines — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 – Triazines — 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).