Africa vs Malta: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Africa
0.83 kg/ha
in 2024
Malta
13.75 kg/ha
in 2024
Africa rank
20th
Malta rank
23rd

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Africa
  • Malta
0102030199020072024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 13.75 kg/ha against 0.83 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 12.92 kg/ha.

That makes Malta's figure about 16.6 times Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 25 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 0.305 kg/ha 23.82 kg/ha 23.52 kg/ha Malta
2000s 0.375 kg/ha 12.86 kg/ha 12.49 kg/ha Malta
2010s 0.58 kg/ha 10.83 kg/ha 10.25 kg/ha Malta
2020s 0.79 kg/ha 12.2 kg/ha 11.41 kg/ha Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Africa or Malta?
Malta, at 13.75 kg/ha against 0.83 kg/ha in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Africa and Malta?
12.92 kg/ha, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Malta?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa and Malta rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Africa ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
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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).