Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Belgium
Belgium: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 405 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Belgium stood at 405 t.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Belgium peaked at 483 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2002.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 262 t | — |
| 2001 | 254 t | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 141 t | — |
| 2007 | 282 t | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 284 t | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 258 t | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 305 t | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 245 t | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 268 t | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 294 t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 297 t | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 293 t | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 336 t | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 355 t | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 276 t | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 313 t | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 483 t | +54.3% |
| 2021 | 440 t | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 368 t | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 379 t | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 405 t | +6.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 405 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7 t, 57.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 405 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56 t, 7.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -100.0% | 254 t | 0 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.1 t | 0 t | 284 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.2 t | 245 t | 355 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 415 t | 368 t | 483 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Japan 448 t compare
- 20 Russian Federation 425 t compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 416 t compare
- 21 Caribbean 56 t compare
- 23 Cabo Verde 0 t compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t compare
- 23 Ukraine 323 t compare
- 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 292 t
- 25 Latvia 282 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 plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Belgium?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Belgium was 405 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 483 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use. 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).