Japan vs Russia: Insecticide use
Japan
13,382 tonnes
in 2023
Russia
14,274 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
10th
Russia rank
9th
Insecticide use over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 14,274 tonnes against 13,382 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 892 tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Russia ranks 9th of 211 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,292 tonnes | 1,794 tonnes | 25,498 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 23,826 tonnes | 3,854 tonnes | 19,972 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 17,936 tonnes | 7,688 tonnes | 10,248 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 14,358 tonnes | 13,830 tonnes | 528.5 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 14,274 tonnes against 13,382 tonnes in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Japan and Russia?
- 892 tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Japan ranks 10th and Russia ranks 9th 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.