Malawi vs South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4036 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
104th
South Africa rank
106th

Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre against 0.4036 1000 USD per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 106th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0246 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0541 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0483 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0873 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0159 1000 USD per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.1186 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.1258 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.2249 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.3129 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.088 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.329 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.4598 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.1308 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre, Malawi or South Africa?
Malawi, at 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre against 0.4036 1000 USD per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre between Malawi and South Africa?
0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 106th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,888 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.