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 22nd out of 82 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.
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 361 t | — |
| 2001 | 312 t | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 265 t | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 359 t | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 365 t | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 517 t | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 581 t | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 482 t | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 542 t | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 484 t | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 473 t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 459 t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 531 t | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 444 t | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 367 t | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 608 t | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 643 t | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 549 t | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 436 t | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 544 t | +24.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 544 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 94 t, 5.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 544 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80 t, 6.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 22nd out of 82 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).