Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus
Belarus: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland was 0.86 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus is 0.86 kilograms per hectare, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus peaked at 0.86 kilograms per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.12 kilograms per hectare, in 2017.
That places Belarus 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus, year by year
| Year | kilograms per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 0.34 kilograms per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3 kilograms per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.29 kilograms per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.29 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.34 kilograms per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.41 kilograms per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.64 kilograms per hectare | +56.1% |
| 2006 | 0.69 kilograms per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.75 kilograms per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.69 kilograms per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.68 kilograms per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6 kilograms per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.54 kilograms per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.43 kilograms per hectare | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.39 kilograms per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.25 kilograms per hectare | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | -36.8% |
| 2018 | 0.14 kilograms per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.72 kilograms per hectare | +414.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8 kilograms per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.72 kilograms per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.74 kilograms per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.86 kilograms per hectare | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3225 kilograms per hectare | 0.29 kilograms per hectare | 0.34 kilograms per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.51 kilograms per hectare | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | 0.75 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.371 kilograms per hectare | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | 0.72 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.78 kilograms per hectare | 0.72 kilograms per hectare | 0.86 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus?
- Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Belarus was 0.86 kilograms per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pesticide use per hectare of cropland recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 kilograms per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticide use per hectare of cropland recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 kilograms per hectare in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Belarus ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.