Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belarus
Belarus: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 180 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 180 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 339.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Belarus peaked at 180 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16 t, in 2017.
That places Belarus 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belarus, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34 t | — |
| 1993 | 34 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30 t | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 29 t | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32 t | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 26 t | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 31 t | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 38 t | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 59 t | +55.3% |
| 2006 | 63 t | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 68 t | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 63 t | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 62 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 55 t | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 50 t | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 42 t | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 43 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 41 t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 32 t | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 23 t | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 16 t | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 20 t | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 113 t | +465.0% |
| 2020 | 126 t | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 144 t | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 146 t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 169 t | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 180 t | +6.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 180 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 51% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 180 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 t, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +465.0% | 20 t | 113 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.88 t | 29 t | 34 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.1 t | 26 t | 68 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5 t | 16 t | 113 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 153 t | 126 t | 180 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 103 Somalia 205 t compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 186 t compare
- 105 Suriname 183 t compare
- 107 Azerbaijan 169 t compare
- 108 Maldives 168 t compare
- 109 Tajikistan 163 t compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Belarus?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Belarus was 180 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 180 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 t in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).