Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Madagascar
Madagascar: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use was 78 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 78 t for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Madagascar peaked at 113 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1997.
Madagascar ranks 33rd of 85 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.
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 4 t | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 2 t | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 3 t | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 4 t | — |
| 1999 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 3 t | -57.1% |
| 2003 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 t | +700.0% |
| 2006 | 7 t | -56.2% |
| 2007 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 t | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 26 t | +550.0% |
| 2011 | 25 t | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 29 t | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 40 t | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 49 t | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 33 t | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 35 t | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 39 t | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 57 t | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 47 t | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 50 t | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 66 t | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 113 t | +71.2% |
| 2023 | 63 t | -44.2% |
| 2024 | 78 t | +23.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 78 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 36 t, 2.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 78 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.5 t, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Pyrethroids — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +700.0% | 2 t | 16 t |
| 2010 | +550.0% | 4 t | 26 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 t | 0 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.89 t | 2 t | 16 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 38 t | 25 t | 57 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 t | 50 t | 113 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 insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Madagascar?
- Insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Madagascar was 78 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 113 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1997.
- How does Madagascar rank for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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 Insecticides – Pyrethroids — 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).