The photolysis rate (conversion per unit energy) of naproanilide (2-(2-naphthoxy)propionanilide) in water was related with sunlight energy (below 340 nm). This relation was expressed by the following equation under seasonal sunlight conditions in an FRA-greenhouse. P=P' X exp (-K X E'), where P is the concentration of remaining naproanilide, P' is an initial concentration of naproanilide, K is a photolysis constant and E' is the energy (cal/cm2) of sunlight (below 340nm). The energy required to photodecompose the 50% of the starting material (PL50i cal/cm2) was expressed by the following equation. PL50=0.693/x. The PL50 value of naproanilide was 10.3 mcal/cm2 (below 340 nm) and reproducible in the FRAgreenhouse. Since the half-life period of naproanilide by photolysis depends on experimental conditions, such as weather and solar altitude, it would be better to use the PL50 value rather than the half-life period to express the reliable photostability of naproanilide. The photolysis rate of naproanilide was pH-independent in water, and slower in 02-free water than in natural water. Sunlight energy (below 340nm) was measured with a UV radio meter UVR-254 (Tokyo Kagaku Kikai Co., Ltd.) in the FRA-greenhouse at Chigasaki City (13930' east, 3529' north). These data are useful to estimate the photostability of naproanilide in water under natural sunlight conditions.