To provide a herbicidal composition which has a high herbicidal effect against undesired plants while stably maintaining the safety for useful plants, independently of various conditions such as weather conditions, soil conditions, varieties of the crop plants, and the timing for the application of the herbicide. A herbicidal composition comprising (1) 1-(1-ethyl-4-(3-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-methyl-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl)-1 H-pyrazol-5-yloxy)ethyl methyl carbonate or its salt and (2) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of fenchlorazole-ethyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, cloquintocet-mexyl and cyprosulfamide.