Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Japan ranks 23rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0253 1000 USD per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0476 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0434 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0514 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0483 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0719 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0951 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1078 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1599 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1902 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2206 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2183 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2737 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3285 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3859 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4063 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5054 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6664 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1984 | 0.592 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4861 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5495 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6962 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7136 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.707 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7532 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7554 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7951 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8514 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6921 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6735 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6846 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7049 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7539 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6961 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6583 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7381 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8168 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8487 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8635 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 1.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre, 189.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0318 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1714 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0483 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3285 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5313 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7136 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7427 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6735 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8514 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8467 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6583 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 20 Guatemala 2.25 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Costa Rica 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 22 El Salvador 2.12 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 24 Czechia 1.79 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 25 Portugal 1.78 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 26 Greece 1.53 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9466 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Japan was 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.