Belgium vs Colombia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Belgium
- Colombia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.22 kg/ha against 5.75 kg/ha in Colombia, a difference of 0.47 kg/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Belgium ranks 49th and Colombia ranks 51st of 187 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5 kg/ha | 22.63 kg/ha | 13.12 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7.33 kg/ha | 12.25 kg/ha | 4.92 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.1 kg/ha | 10.07 kg/ha | 3.97 kg/ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Belgium or Colombia?
- Belgium, at 6.22 kg/ha against 5.75 kg/ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Belgium and Colombia?
- 0.47 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Colombia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Colombia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Belgium ranks 49th and Colombia ranks 51st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).