Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.8905 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1972.
Malaysia ranks 86th of 180 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) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0183 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0207 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0191 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0233 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0206 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0453 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0544 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 0.065 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1285 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1226 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1247 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.103 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1158 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1133 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.116 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1395 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1036 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1112 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1193 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1295 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1336 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1541 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1971 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.218 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1584 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1853 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1668 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1626 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1644 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2305 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2732 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1654 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3685 1000 USD per square kilometre | +122.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4258 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5889 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.671 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6405 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6166 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.614 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6586 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6384 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7804 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8905 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8586 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4323 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +122.9% | 0.1654 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3685 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0202 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0387 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1062 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1168 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1395 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1641 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1112 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2342 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2261 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1626 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3685 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5959 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4258 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.671 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7983 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8905 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 83 Benin 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.7478 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 85 Belarus 0.6908 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 87 Georgia 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 88 United States Virgin Islands 0.6543 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 North Macedonia 0.6404 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.446 % 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) 5.03 % 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 Malaysia?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8905 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Malaysia rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.