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 17th out of 200 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79,821 t | — |
| 1991 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 79,821 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78,735 t | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70,263 t | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 67,870 t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 64,689 t | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 63,830 t | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 65,248 t | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 61,164 t | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 58,750 t | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 60,971 t | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 55,576 t | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 51,796 t | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 54,716 t | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 52,794 t | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 53,544 t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54,171 t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 51,006 t | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 52,248 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 52,332 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 51,970 t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 48,889 t | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 48,783 t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50,320 t | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 45,574 t | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 42,956 t | -5.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 42,956 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 29.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 42,956 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 47.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- 14 Ghana 53,798 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 160 t compare
- 15 Germany 45,174 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 12 t compare
- 16 Nigeria 44,230 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 18 South Africa 40,752 t compare
- 19 India 40,094 t compare
- 19 Italy 40,094 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 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 17th out of 200 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).