Nations that have banned paraquat in white

Source from Feb, 2026 by EWG (Environmental Working Group). If anyone has a more updated version, feel free to share it

Notes:
Myanmar:

From 1 April [2026] onwards, paraquat will no longer be permitted to be registered, imported, sold, formulated or repackaged in Myanmar

Canada:

In Canada, Syngenta was the only paraquat manufacturer with a registered product. Syngenta discontinued registering its product in Canada in 2023 following updated risk-mitigation efforts. Although there is not an outright ban, no paraquat products are sold in Canada.

India:

The draft ‘Banning of Paraquat Dichloride Order, 2026’, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, was published in the Gazette of India on July 13 and will remain open for public comments for 30 days before a final decision is taken. Did it pass? I cant find much on it

In the USA before California’s ban a couple of days ago:

  • ddplf@szmer.infoEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    The only real surprise is Norway. I obviously expected the US and Russia to be some underwater shitholes and I also expected China to actually be on the right side… But Norway? Or do they just don’t give a fuck because they never wanted it anyways.

    • livligkinkajou@slrpnk.netOP
      4·
      23 hours ago

      Store Norske Leksikon (Great Norwegian Encyclopedia), which is owned by Norwegian universities and other non-profit organizations, says it was banned as early as the 1980s, but I have not been able to find any documentation on it

      The closest was an archived page:

      Norway (01.01.81)
      «The product has been voluntarily withdrawn from the market». (UN/DESA 2004). Effective date 1981

      Registration cancelled (PAN 1996) Not registered by the Norwegian Agricultural Inspection Service (Registered pesticides: not listed in September 2005) Document

      However the link to said document is dead and it is not available on the Way Back Machine. Perhaps it is under the same situation as Canada?

    • kungen@feddit.nu
      3·
      23 hours ago

      The picture is wrong. It has been banned in Norway since the 1980s, same as Sweden. Then in 2004, the EU messed up and approved it. When Sweden and some other countries made a storm, it got banned again in the EU 2007.

      • livligkinkajou@slrpnk.netOP
        1·
        22 hours ago

        Yeah, after reading this section, from “Adaptations to the regulation [(EC) No 1107/2009] and transitional measures”:

        Plant protection products approved in Norway before regulation 1107/2009/EC entered into force 1 June 2015, may continue to be kept on the market pending the zonal re-registration procedure in the EU.

        I would consider it as good as banned, seen that it was not registered in 2005, and no re-registration as of 2026

        • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          15 hours ago

          Seems to have been banned in Lebanon since 2010 (unfortunately not an effective ban). Better late than never, but the map isn’t showing it at all, I had to take a look to be sure.