Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Malta
Malta: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 3 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Malta stood at 3 t.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Malta peaked at 104 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2016.
That places Malta 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47 t | — |
| 1991 | 47 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 104 t | +121.3% |
| 1995 | 47 t | -54.8% |
| 1996 | 13 t | -72.3% |
| 1997 | 51 t | +292.3% |
| 1998 | 43 t | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 38 t | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 47 t | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 24 t | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 20 t | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 16 t | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 12 t | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 8 t | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 5 t | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 1 t | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 t | — |
| 2018 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 1 t | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 3 t | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 3 t | +50.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 4% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307 t, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4 t | 13 t | 104 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8 t | 1 t | 47 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 t | 0 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 t | 1 t | 3 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % 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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Malta?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Malta was 3 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 104 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).