Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Belize
Belize: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 512 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belize recorded 512 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Belize peaked at 559 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 172 t, in 1991.
Belize ranks 92nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Belize, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 204 t | — |
| 1991 | 172 t | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 266 t | +54.7% |
| 1993 | 287 t | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 307 t | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 328 t | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 349 t | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 369 t | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 390 t | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 390 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 441 t | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 365 t | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 329 t | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 293 t | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 257 t | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 222 t | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 186 t | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 233 t | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 257 t | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 429 t | +66.9% |
| 2010 | 202 t | -52.9% |
| 2011 | 306 t | +51.5% |
| 2012 | 330 t | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 410 t | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 352 t | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 389 t | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 448 t | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 453 t | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 418 t | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 355 t | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 559 t | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 374 t | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 406 t | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 512 t | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 512 t | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 512 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 512 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 306.2 t | 172 t | 390 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.2 t | 186 t | 441 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 366.3 t | 202 t | 453 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 472.6 t | 374 t | 559 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More environment data for Belize
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Belize?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Belize was 512 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 559 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 172 t in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Belize ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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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).