Germany vs Japan: Insecticide use

Germany

16,113 tonnes

in 2023

Japan

13,382 tonnes

in 2023

Germany rank

8th

Japan rank

10th

Insecticide use over time

Germany currently reports 16,113 tonnes against 13,382 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 2,731 tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.