Austria vs Belgium: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Austria
5,232 t
in 2024
Belgium
5,519 t
in 2024
Austria rank
58th
Belgium rank
56th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5,519 t against 5,232 t in Austria, a difference of 287 t.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 58th and Belgium ranks 56th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 3,459 t 8,204 t 4,746 t Belgium
2010s 4,016 t 6,258 t 2,242 t Belgium
2020s 5,582 t 5,411 t 171.2 t Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 5,519 t against 5,232 t in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Austria and Belgium?
287 t, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Austria ranks 58th and Belgium ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).