Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Belgium

Belgium: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 97 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
97 t
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
313 t
in 2000
All-time low
97 t
in 2024
Years of data
20
2000–2024

Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Belgium, 2000–2024

1001502002503002000201220242000: 313 t2001: 253 t2007: 246 t2008: 208 t2009: 191 t2010: 195 t2011: 207 t2012: 188 t2013: 174 t2014: 173 t2015: 185 t2016: 136 t2017: 116 t2018: 136 t2019: 134 t2020: 149 t2021: 146 t2022: 134 t2023: 108 t2024: 97 t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Belgium is 97 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Belgium peaked at 313 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97 t, in 2024.

That places Belgium 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 242.2 t 191 t 313 t 5
2010s 164.4 t 116 t 207 t 10
2020s 126.8 t 97 t 149 t 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 44 Thailand 108 t compare
  2. 45 Portugal 104 t compare
  3. 46 Iraq 100 t
  4. 48 Denmark 96 t compare
  5. 49 Bulgaria 91 t compare
  6. 50 Czechia 73 t compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Belgium?
Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Belgium was 97 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 313 t in 2000.
What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 97 t in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
Belgium ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. 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 Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
79 places, 1,359 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).