Malaysia vs Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Malaysia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 21,461 t against 1,875 t in Melanesia, a difference of 19,586 t.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 11.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,654 t | 1,315 t | 25,340 t | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 39,402 t | 1,069 t | 38,332 t | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 53,553 t | 1,804 t | 51,749 t | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 31,788 t | 2,206 t | 29,582 t | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Malaysia or Melanesia?
- Malaysia, at 21,461 t against 1,875 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Malaysia and Melanesia?
- 19,586 t, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Melanesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).