Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Maldives
Maldives: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 3 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Maldives stood at 3 t.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Maldives peaked at 15 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 189th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 t | 1 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 t | 1 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 t | 1 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 t | 3 t | 5 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 188 Naoero 4 t compare
- 189 Malta 3 t compare
- 191 Vanuatu 2 t compare
- 192 Angola 1 t compare
- 192 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1 t compare
- 192 Faroe Islands 1 t compare
- 192 Holy See 1 t compare
- 192 Iceland 1 t compare
- 192 Rwanda 1 t compare
- 192 Tokelau 1 t compare
- 192 Tuvalu 1 t compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.1 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 16.44 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 83.05 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Maldives?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Maldives was 3 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Herbicides — 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).