Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Belize
Belize: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,496 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Belize is 1,496 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Belize peaked at 1,719 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 638 t, in 2012.
That places Belize 105th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,109 t | 696 t | 1,362 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,121 t | 674 t | 1,719 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,007 t | 638 t | 1,384 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,356 t | 1,123 t | 1,496 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More environment data for Belize
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.55 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.91 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 104 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Belize?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Belize was 1,496 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,719 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 638 t in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Belize ranks 105th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).