Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 207.9% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.4342 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Malawi 104th out of 180 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) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +461.2% |
| 1970 | 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0364 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0261 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0561 1000 USD per square kilometre | +114.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0595 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0482 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0345 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0293 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0484 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0567 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0559 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0792 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0849 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0849 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0603 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0604 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1535 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1064 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0655 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.074 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0974 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0815 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0868 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0937 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1138 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1184 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1503 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1716 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1983 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1617 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1899 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2267 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2616 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3151 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2713 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3185 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4342 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1381 1000 USD per square kilometre | -68.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre | +207.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +461.2% | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +207.9% | 0.1381 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0595 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0541 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0873 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0603 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1535 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1186 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.074 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1983 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2249 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1617 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3151 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.329 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1381 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4342 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 101 Montenegro 0.4455 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 102 Tunisia 0.4407 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4388 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Sweden 0.4204 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 South Africa 0.4036 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Faroe Islands 0.3975 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.4252 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4342 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Malawi rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import 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.