Malta vs Mauritius: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Malta
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 16.79 kg/ha against 13.75 kg/ha in Malta, a difference of 3.04 kg/ha.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 23rd and Mauritius ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.82 kg/ha | 6.76 kg/ha | 17.06 kg/ha | Malta |
| 2000s | 12.86 kg/ha | 8.42 kg/ha | 4.45 kg/ha | Malta |
| 2010s | 10.83 kg/ha | 10.42 kg/ha | 0.409 kg/ha | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.2 kg/ha | 12.75 kg/ha | 0.55 kg/ha | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Malta or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 16.79 kg/ha against 13.75 kg/ha in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Malta and Mauritius?
- 3.04 kg/ha, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mauritius?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Mauritius rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Malta ranks 23rd and Mauritius ranks 20th of 187 countries.
- 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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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).