Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Madagascar
Madagascar: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 278 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 278 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and up 172.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Madagascar peaked at 278 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 t, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 111th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14 t | — |
| 1991 | 7 t | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 24 t | +242.9% |
| 1993 | 22 t | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 9 t | -59.1% |
| 1995 | 16 t | +77.8% |
| 1996 | 34 t | +112.5% |
| 1997 | 22 t | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 28 t | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 8 t | -71.4% |
| 2000 | 31 t | +287.5% |
| 2001 | 22 t | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 23 t | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 26 t | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 30 t | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 39 t | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 40 t | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27 t | -32.5% |
| 2008 | 33 t | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 36 t | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 69 t | +91.7% |
| 2011 | 74 t | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 114 t | +54.1% |
| 2013 | 70 t | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 102 t | +45.7% |
| 2015 | 108 t | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 111 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 143 t | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 192 t | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 168 t | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 164 t | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 200 t | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 212 t | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 231 t | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 278 t | +20.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 278 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 258.5 t, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 278 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317.5 t, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +287.5% | 8 t | 31 t |
| 1992 | +242.9% | 7 t | 24 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4 t | 7 t | 34 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7 t | 22 t | 40 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.1 t | 69 t | 192 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 217 t | 164 t | 278 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Madagascar?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Madagascar was 278 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 278 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 t in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Madagascar ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).