Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Belgium
Belgium: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 104,530 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 104,530 t for pesticides (total) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.7% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Belgium peaked at 108,801 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 51,840 t, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 20th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51,840 t | — |
| 2001 | 60,184 t | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 75,948 t | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 69,653 t | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 79,777 t | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 78,649 t | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 91,156 t | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 104,709 t | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 108,801 t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 107,030 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 57,796 t | -46.0% |
| 2011 | 67,427 t | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 66,382 t | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63,852 t | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 72,065 t | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 70,547 t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 76,435 t | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 77,351 t | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 80,536 t | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 87,527 t | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 93,154 t | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 86,235 t | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 103,001 t | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 83,172 t | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 104,530 t | +25.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 104,530 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 7.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 104,530 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,368 t, 6.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,775 t | 51,840 t | 108,801 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,992 t | 57,796 t | 87,527 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,018 t | 83,172 t | 104,530 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 17 Ukraine 107,800 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 34.07 t compare
- 18 Philippines 106,413 t compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 28.82 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 105,511 t compare
- 21 Argentina 99,490 t compare
- 22 Ghana 99,247 t compare
- 23 Japan 98,113 t compare
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 pesticides (total) — import quantity in Belgium?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Belgium was 104,530 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 108,801 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,840 t in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.