Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Malta, 1967–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 85.4% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 4.06 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Malta 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1187 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1800.0% |
| 1976 | 0.025 1000 USD per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0531 1000 USD per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5281 1000 USD per square kilometre | +894.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1094 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3400.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2437 1000 USD per square kilometre | +122.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1375 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | -93.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0781 1000 USD per square kilometre | +733.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0625 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1281 1000 USD per square kilometre | +105.0% |
| 1988 | 2.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1939.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -99.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | +582.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2812 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1218.5% |
| 1992 | 2.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | +871.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4772 1000 USD per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8658 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.4% |
| 1995 | 1.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -67.0% |
| 1997 | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +229.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7641 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 2.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +173.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2004 | 3.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 2.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 2.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 4.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2008 | 3.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 3.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 3.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 3.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 3.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 3.64 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 1.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre | -85.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0282 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +3400.0% | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1094 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +1939.0% | 0.1281 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.61 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +1800.0% | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1187 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +1218.5% | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2812 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +894.1% | 0.0531 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5281 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +871.1% | 0.2812 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.73 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0926 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5281 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.3488 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9729 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 53 Mexico 0.1931 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Djibouti 0.1897 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Lebanon 0.1517 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 57 Latvia 0.1347 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 59 Argentina 0.1293 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.1502 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Malta rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.