Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Belgium
Belgium: Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use was 12 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 12 t for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Belgium peaked at 24 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2000.
That places Belgium 24th out of 59 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.
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 t | — |
| 2001 | 24 t | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 9 t | -62.5% |
| 2008 | 11 t | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 11 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 t | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 t | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 12 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 t | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 12 t | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 15 t | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 12 t | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 10 t | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 t | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 16 t | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 8 t | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 12 t | +50.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 t, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9 t, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +500.0% | 4 t | 24 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8 t | 4 t | 24 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.4 t | 10 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 t | 8 t | 16 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Belgium?
- Herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Belgium was 12 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 – Sulfonyl ureas — 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).