Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Malawi
Malawi: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use was 77 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use in Malawi, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Malawi is 77 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.0% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Malawi peaked at 736 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 49th of 86 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178.33 t | 105 t | 233 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 105.86 t | 4 t | 332 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 189.2 t | 68 t | 376 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 425.4 t | 50 t | 736 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Malawi?
- Insecticides - nes — agricultural use in Malawi was 77 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 736 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest insecticides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - nes — 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).