Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Malaysia
Malaysia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 21,461 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 21,461 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malaysia peaked at 67,329 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,461 t, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,654 t | 23,818 t | 29,261 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,402 t | 30,206 t | 54,823 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,553 t | 41,564 t | 67,329 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,788 t | 21,461 t | 45,671 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.62 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 225 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.86 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 281 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 86.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 850.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malaysia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malaysia was 21,461 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,329 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,461 t in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).