Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Maldives
Maldives: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 317 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Maldives is 317 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 185.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Maldives peaked at 755 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38 t, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 137th of 200 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Maldives, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38 t | — |
| 1991 | 38 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39 t | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 41 t | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 94 t | +129.3% |
| 1998 | 98 t | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 125 t | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 74 t | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 77 t | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 55 t | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 60 t | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 60 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 114 t | +90.0% |
| 2006 | 127 t | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 125 t | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 69 t | -44.8% |
| 2009 | 63 t | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 75 t | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 84 t | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 84 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94 t | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 111 t | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 128 t | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 572 t | +346.9% |
| 2017 | 628 t | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 755 t | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 395 t | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 376 t | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 372 t | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 388 t | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 376 t | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 317 t | -15.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 317 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 317 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,636 t, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +346.9% | 128 t | 572 t |
| 1997 | +129.3% | 41 t | 94 t |
| 2005 | +90.0% | 60 t | 114 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7 t | 38 t | 125 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4 t | 55 t | 127 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.6 t | 75 t | 755 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 365.8 t | 317 t | 388 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 134 Oman 415 t compare
- 135 Samoa 409 t compare
- 136 Sierra Leone 361 t compare
- 138 China, Macao SAR 316 t compare
- 139 Albania 296 t compare
- 140 Saint Lucia 264 t compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Maldives?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Maldives was 317 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 755 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 t in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Maldives ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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).