Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Belize
Belize: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 11 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Belize recorded 11 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Belize peaked at 17.36 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8 kg/ha, in 2012.
That places Belize 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 8.59 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 11.46 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 11.25 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 11.9 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 12.29 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.79 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.28 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 13.9 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 13.62 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.09 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 17.36 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 2002 | 14.99 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 13.13 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 11.27 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 9.41 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 7.55 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 6.61 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 9.65 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 2009 | 7.51 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 6.55 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 7.73 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 9.42 kg/ha | +62.4% |
| 2014 | 8 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 8.89 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10.49 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 9.98 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 11.35 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 8.57 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 10.27 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 8.51 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 10.08 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 11.33 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 11 kg/ha | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.91 kg/ha | 8.59 kg/ha | 13.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.06 kg/ha | 6.61 kg/ha | 17.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.68 kg/ha | 5.8 kg/ha | 11.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.24 kg/ha | 8.51 kg/ha | 11.33 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 11.91 kg/ha compare
- 28 Brazil 11.85 kg/ha compare
- 30 Palau 10.8 kg/ha compare
- 31 Japan 10.06 kg/ha compare
- 32 Belgium-Luxembourg 9.89 kg/ha compare
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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -22.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0013 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -16.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Belize?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Belize was 11 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 17.36 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Belize ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).