Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
7th
of 180 countries
All-time high
18.77 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.5188 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 18.77 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5188 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malta ranks 7th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6062 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5188 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7719 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6875 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8531 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7906 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6687 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7812 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8906 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1974 | 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 1.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1978 | 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1980 | 4.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 3.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 3.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 2.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 3.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 3 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 3.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 4.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1988 | 5.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 4.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 7.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1991 | 7.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 8 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 8.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 9.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 7.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 9.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 8.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 9.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 7.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 8.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 9.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 11.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 10.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 13.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 11 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 11.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 11.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 15.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 13.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 18.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 16.61 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 15.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 16.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 14.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 12.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 10.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 11.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | +74.9% |
| 2021 | 14.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 18.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Malta's 17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre, 49.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6983 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5188 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8531 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8906 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 15.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.04 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | 18.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | 14.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 18.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Cayman Islands 37.5 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 24.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 6 Aruba 23.25 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 8 Luxembourg 17.64 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 9 Belgium 15.92 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 10 Barbados 15.11 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Malta was 17.74 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18.77 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5188 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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) — 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.