Japan vs Spain: Insecticide use
Japan
13,382 tonnes
in 2023
Spain
9,978 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
10th
Spain rank
13th
Insecticide use over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13,382 tonnes against 9,978 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 3,404 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 211 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,292 tonnes | 9,102 tonnes | 18,190 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 23,826 tonnes | 12,422 tonnes | 11,404 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 17,936 tonnes | 9,965 tonnes | 7,971 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 14,358 tonnes | 11,696 tonnes | 2,662 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 13,382 tonnes against 9,978 tonnes in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Japan and Spain?
- 3,404 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for insecticide use?
- Japan ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th 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.