Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Belgium
Belgium: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 544 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Belgium stood at 544 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Belgium peaked at 643 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 265 t, in 2007.
That places Belgium 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 332.4 t | 265 t | 365 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 488 t | 367 t | 581 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 556 t | 436 t | 643 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Belgium?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Belgium was 544 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 643 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 265 t in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - nes — 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).