Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Belgium
Belgium: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 2,325 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2,325 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 54.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Belgium peaked at 3,173 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,502 t, in 2023.
That places Belgium 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,654 t | 2,302 t | 3,109 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,543 t | 1,813 t | 3,173 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,948 t | 1,502 t | 2,325 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Belgium?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Belgium was 2,325 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,173 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,502 t in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).