Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Belize

Belize: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 3.59 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.59 kg/cap
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
6th
of 208 countries
All-time high
4.23 kg/cap
in 2004
All-time low
1.91 kg/cap
in 2012
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Belize, 1990–2024

012341990200720241990: 4.2 kg/cap1991: 3.7 kg/cap1992: 3.8 kg/cap1993: 3.8 kg/cap1994: 3.9 kg/cap1995: 3.9 kg/cap1996: 4 kg/cap1997: 4 kg/cap1998: 4 kg/cap1999: 4.1 kg/cap2000: 4.1 kg/cap2001: 4.1 kg/cap2002: 4.2 kg/cap2003: 4.2 kg/cap2004: 4.2 kg/cap2005: 3.4 kg/cap2006: 2.7 kg/cap2007: 2.3 kg/cap2008: 3.2 kg/cap2009: 2.5 kg/cap2010: 2.2 kg/cap2011: 2.5 kg/cap2012: 1.9 kg/cap2013: 3 kg/cap2014: 2.5 kg/cap2015: 3 kg/cap2016: 3.5 kg/cap2017: 3.3 kg/cap2018: 3.6 kg/cap2019: 2.8 kg/cap2020: 3.4 kg/cap2021: 2.8 kg/cap2022: 3.3 kg/cap2023: 3.6 kg/cap2024: 3.6 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Belize is 3.59 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Belize peaked at 4.23 kg/cap in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.91 kg/cap, in 2012.

Belize ranks 6th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.94 kg/cap 3.72 kg/cap 4.21 kg/cap 10
2000s 3.5 kg/cap 2.28 kg/cap 4.23 kg/cap 10
2010s 2.83 kg/cap 1.91 kg/cap 3.64 kg/cap 10
2020s 3.36 kg/cap 2.84 kg/cap 3.64 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 3 Aruba 3.92 kg/cap compare
  2. 4 Argentina 3.87 kg/cap compare
  3. 5 Montserrat 3.63 kg/cap compare
  4. 7 Brazil 3.56 kg/cap compare
  5. 8 Paraguay 2.7 kg/cap compare
  6. 9 Panama 2.62 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Belize?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Belize was 3.59 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 4.23 kg/cap in 2004.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 1.91 kg/cap in 2012.
How does Belize rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Belize ranks 6th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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 capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).