India vs Japan: Pesticide use
India
40,094 tonnes
in 2023
Japan
45,574 tonnes
in 2023
India rank
17th
Japan rank
14th
Pesticide use over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 45,574 tonnes against 40,094 tonnes in India, a difference of 5,480 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 17th and Japan ranks 14th of 211 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,036 tonnes | 79,821 tonnes | 18,785 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 35,090 tonnes | 67,134 tonnes | 32,044 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 40,094 tonnes | 53,015 tonnes | 12,921 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 40,094 tonnes | 48,392 tonnes | 8,298 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 45,574 tonnes against 40,094 tonnes in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between India and Japan?
- 5,480 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for pesticide use?
- India ranks 17th and Japan ranks 14th 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.