Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Japan

Japan: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 10,949 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10,949 t
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
2nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
19,985 t
in 2000
All-time low
10,949 t
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Japan, 2000–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220242000: 20.0k t2001: 18.9k t2002: 16.5k t2003: 18.5k t2004: 17.3k t2005: 17.6k t2006: 19.4k t2007: 18.1k t2008: 16.9k t2009: 19.3k t2010: 17.0k t2011: 15.9k t2012: 16.0k t2013: 14.7k t2014: 15.4k t2015: 15.7k t2016: 14.5k t2017: 14.9k t2018: 14.6k t2019: 14.6k t2020: 12.9k t2021: 13.0k t2022: 13.2k t2023: 12.1k t2024: 10.9k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Japan recorded 10,949 t for insecticides - nes — agricultural use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 19,985 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,949 t, in 2024.

That places Japan 2nd out of 86 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,256 t 16,540 t 19,985 t 10
2010s 15,338 t 14,488 t 17,008 t 10
2020s 12,419 t 10,949 t 13,191 t 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 Germany 17,411 t compare
  2. 3 Spain 10,735 t compare
  3. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,041 t compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 9,565 t compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Japan?
Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Japan was 10,949 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 19,985 t in 2000.
What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 10,949 t in 2024.
How does Japan rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
Japan ranks 2nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 - nes — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,505 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).