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 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — 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 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 15 t | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 t | -60.0% |
| 2020 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 t | -25.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 841 t, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 173 Naoero 4 t compare
- 174 Malta 3 t compare
- 176 Vanuatu 2 t compare
- 177 Angola 1 t compare
- 177 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1 t compare
- 177 Faroe Islands 1 t compare
- 177 Holy See 1 t compare
- 177 Iceland 1 t compare
- 177 Rwanda 1 t compare
- 177 Tokelau 1 t compare
- 177 Tuvalu 1 t compare
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 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 174th out of 194 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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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).