Belgium vs Indonesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Belgium
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 6.74 kg/ha against 6.22 kg/ha in Belgium, a difference of 0.52 kg/ha.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 49th and Indonesia ranks 48th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5 kg/ha | 5.18 kg/ha | 4.32 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7.33 kg/ha | 6.92 kg/ha | 0.416 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.1 kg/ha | 6.32 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Belgium or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 6.74 kg/ha against 6.22 kg/ha in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Belgium and Indonesia?
- 0.52 kg/ha, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Indonesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Indonesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Belgium ranks 49th and Indonesia ranks 48th 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).