Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 12,171 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Japan stood at 12,171 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 27,292 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,171 t, in 2024.
Japan ranks 11th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,292 t | — |
| 1991 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27,292 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26,227 t | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 23,363 t | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 24,795 t | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 22,773 t | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 22,680 t | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24,032 t | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 22,549 t | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 21,146 t | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 23,403 t | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 20,535 t | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 18,848 t | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 19,066 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17,548 t | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 18,030 t | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18,188 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16,736 t | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 16,948 t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17,125 t | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16,336 t | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 14,588 t | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 14,718 t | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 14,746 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 13,382 t | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 12,171 t | -9.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 12,171 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 157.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 12,171 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.5 t, 223.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,292 t | 27,292 t | 27,292 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,826 t | 21,146 t | 27,292 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,936 t | 16,336 t | 20,535 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,921 t | 12,171 t | 14,746 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 607 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 15,789 t compare
- 9 Mexico 15,010 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 599 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 14,274 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 412 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 377 t compare
- 12 Nigeria 12,141 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 118 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 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 insecticides — agricultural use in Japan?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Japan was 12,171 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 27,292 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,171 t in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 Insecticides — 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).