Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 968 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Japan stood at 968 t. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 5,827 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 968 t, in 2024.
Japan ranks 12th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,492 t | 3,352 t | 5,827 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,005 t | 1,397 t | 2,892 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,192 t | 968 t | 1,361 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 9 Ecuador 1,236 t compare
- 10 El Salvador 1,091 t compare
- 11 Myanmar 1,008 t compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 829 t compare
- 14 Bangladesh 615 t compare
- 15 Ukraine 595 t compare
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 66.55 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,340 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 310 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 249 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,023 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Japan?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Japan was 968 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,827 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 968 t in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).