Australia vs Japan: Insecticide use
Australia
11,511 tonnes
in 2023
Japan
13,382 tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Japan rank
10th
Insecticide use over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13,382 tonnes against 11,511 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1,871 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 211 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,947 tonnes | 27,292 tonnes | 21,345 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 7,727 tonnes | 23,826 tonnes | 16,099 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 11,127 tonnes | 17,936 tonnes | 6,809 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 11,398 tonnes | 14,358 tonnes | 2,960 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 13,382 tonnes against 11,511 tonnes in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Australia and Japan?
- 1,871 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for insecticide use?
- Australia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.