Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Malawi
Malawi: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,339 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,339 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malawi peaked at 2,358 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48 t, in 2004.
That places Malawi 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 163.7 t | 125 t | 172 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 302.9 t | 48 t | 736 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,546 t | 554 t | 2,358 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,633 t | 1,339 t | 2,036 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,743 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 165 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,306 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 12,609 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malawi?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malawi was 1,339 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,358 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 t in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Malawi ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 Pesticides (total) — 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).