Pesticide use in Japan
Japan: Pesticide use was 45,574 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pesticide use in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticide use in Japan stood at 45,574 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Japan peaked at 79,821 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45,574 tonnes, in 2023.
Japan ranks 14th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,821 tonnes | 79,821 tonnes | 79,821 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,134 tonnes | 58,750 tonnes | 79,821 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,015 tonnes | 51,006 tonnes | 55,576 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,392 tonnes | 45,574 tonnes | 50,320 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Japan?
- Pesticide use in Japan was 45,574 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pesticide use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 79,821 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,574 tonnes in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for pesticide use?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.