Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Malta
Malta: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 110 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malta stood at 110 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malta peaked at 447 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 76 t, in 2019.
That places Malta 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 277.3 t | 139 t | 447 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.7 t | 112 t | 182 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.8 t | 76 t | 138 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.4 t | 96 t | 110 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 163 Luxembourg 129 t compare
- 164 Seychelles 127 t compare
- 165 Guinea 111 t compare
- 167 Montenegro 101 t compare
- 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 101 t compare
- 169 North Macedonia 98 t compare
More environment data for Malta
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.81 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 25.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 8.02 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malta?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Malta was 110 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 447 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 t in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Malta ranks 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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).