Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Japan
Japan: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 42,956 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Japan stood at 42,956 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Japan peaked at 79,821 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42,956 t, in 2024.
That places Japan 19th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,821 t | 79,821 t | 79,821 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,134 t | 58,750 t | 79,821 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,015 t | 51,006 t | 55,576 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,304 t | 42,956 t | 50,320 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Japan?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Japan was 42,956 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 79,821 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,956 t in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Pesticides (total) — 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).