Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Maldives
Maldives: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 119 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 119 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and up 271.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Maldives peaked at 386 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1990.
That places Maldives 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Maldives, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 4 t | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 t | +150.0% |
| 2006 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 t | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 11 t | +83.3% |
| 2012 | 17 t | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 24 t | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 32 t | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 43 t | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 227 t | +427.9% |
| 2017 | 294 t | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 386 t | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 199 t | -48.4% |
| 2020 | 175 t | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 156 t | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 151 t | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 142 t | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 119 t | -16.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 119 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 406 t, 29% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 119 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 552.5 t, 22% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +427.9% | 43 t | 227 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1 t | 1 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 t | 2 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.9 t | 6 t | 386 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.6 t | 119 t | 175 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Maldives?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Maldives was 119 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 386 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Maldives ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).