Japan vs Turkey: Pesticide use
Japan
45,574 tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
57,576 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Turkey rank
11th
Pesticide use over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 57,576 tonnes against 45,574 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 12,002 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 11th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,821 tonnes | 28,893 tonnes | 50,928 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 67,134 tonnes | 34,059 tonnes | 33,075 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 53,015 tonnes | 45,384 tonnes | 7,632 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 48,392 tonnes | 54,790 tonnes | 6,398 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 57,576 tonnes against 45,574 tonnes in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Japan and Turkey?
- 12,002 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for pesticide use?
- Japan ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 11th 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.