Malta vs Nigeria: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Malta
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.2 kg/cap against 0.19 kg/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 kg/cap.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 120th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.729 kg/cap | 0.041 kg/cap | 0.688 kg/cap | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.298 kg/cap | 0.072 kg/cap | 0.226 kg/cap | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.25 kg/cap | 0.191 kg/cap | 0.059 kg/cap | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.196 kg/cap | 0.234 kg/cap | 0.038 kg/cap | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Malta or Nigeria?
- Malta, at 0.2 kg/cap against 0.19 kg/cap in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Malta and Nigeria?
- 0.01 kg/cap, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Nigeria rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Malta ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 120th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).