Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Belarus

Belarus: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 3,098 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,098 t
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
48th
of 209 countries
All-time high
3,098 t
in 2024
All-time low
468 t
in 2017
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Belarus, 1992–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1992200820241992: 1.3k t1993: 1.3k t1994: 1.3k t1995: 1.3k t1996: 1.3k t1997: 1.3k t1998: 1.2k t1999: 1.1k t2000: 1.1k t2001: 1.2k t2002: 1.0k t2003: 1.2k t2004: 1.5k t2005: 2.3k t2006: 2.4k t2007: 2.7k t2008: 2.4k t2009: 2.4k t2010: 2.1k t2011: 1.9k t2012: 1.5k t2013: 1.4k t2014: 1.1k t2015: 866 t2016: 662 t2017: 468 t2018: 550 t2019: 2.7k t2020: 2.9k t2021: 2.5k t2022: 2.5k t2023: 3.0k t2024: 3.1k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Belarus stood at 3,098 t. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 179.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Belarus peaked at 3,098 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 468 t, in 2017.

That places Belarus 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,282 t 1,148 t 1,320 t 8
2000s 1,837 t 1,009 t 2,666 t 10
2010s 1,331 t 468 t 2,732 t 10
2020s 2,800 t 2,452 t 3,098 t 5

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 45 Mongolia 3,312 t compare
  2. 46 Sri Lanka 3,213 t compare
  3. 47 Ethiopia 3,110 t compare
  4. 49 Republic of Moldova 3,085 t compare
  5. 50 New Zealand 2,914 t compare
  6. 51 Sudan 2,904 t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides — agricultural use in Belarus?
Herbicides — agricultural use in Belarus was 3,098 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 3,098 t in 2024.
What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 468 t in 2017.
How does Belarus rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
Belarus ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 179.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,984 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).