Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Belize
Belize: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 21 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Belize, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Belize stood at 21 t.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Belize peaked at 66 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12 t, in 2009.
Belize ranks 49th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Belize, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34 t | — |
| 2007 | 35 t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22 t | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 12 t | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 37 t | +208.3% |
| 2011 | 51 t | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 66 t | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 34 t | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 45 t | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 33 t | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 40 t | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 35 t | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 28 t | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 33 t | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 31 t | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 28 t | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 33 t | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 21 t | -36.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 21 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 t, 16% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Belize's 21 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 342.5 t, 6% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.75 t | 12 t | 35 t | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.2 t | 28 t | 66 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.25 t | 21 t | 33 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Belize?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Belize was 21 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 66 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 t in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Belize ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).