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
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.
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:
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.
Yeah, after reading this section, from “Adaptations to the regulation [(EC) No 1107/2009] and transitional measures”:
I would consider it as good as banned, seen that it was not registered in 2005, and no re-registration as of 2026
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.