Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belize
Belize: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 74 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Belize is 74 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Belize peaked at 639 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17 t, in 2009.
That places Belize 126th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 455 t | — |
| 1991 | 360 t | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 594 t | +65.0% |
| 1993 | 602 t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 609 t | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 617 t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 624 t | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 632 t | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 639 t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 629 t | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 502 t | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 405 t | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 333 t | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 262 t | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 190 t | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 119 t | -37.4% |
| 2006 | 47 t | -60.5% |
| 2007 | 55 t | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 37 t | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 17 t | -54.1% |
| 2010 | 57 t | +235.3% |
| 2011 | 70 t | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 76 t | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 58 t | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 55 t | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 62 t | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 51 t | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 53 t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 46 t | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 42 t | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 53 t | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 44 t | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 67 t | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 74 t | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 74 t | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 74 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 21% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 74 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 21% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +235.3% | 17 t | 57 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 576.1 t | 360 t | 639 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 196.7 t | 17 t | 502 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 57 t | 42 t | 76 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4 t | 44 t | 74 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 123 French Polynesia 78 t compare
- 124 Slovakia 77 t compare
- 125 Turkmenistan 76 t compare
- 127 Cayman Islands 72 t compare
- 128 Denmark 71 t compare
- 129 Djibouti 66 t compare
- 129 Oman 66 t compare
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 insecticides — agricultural use in Belize?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Belize was 74 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 639 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 t in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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).