Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Malawi
Malawi: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.31 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.31 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malawi peaked at 0.62 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/ha, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.07 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.04 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.03 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.09 kg/ha | +350.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.15 kg/ha | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.16 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.15 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.21 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 kg/ha | +90.5% |
| 2014 | 0.62 kg/ha | +55.0% |
| 2015 | 0.58 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.52 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.48 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.44 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.36 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.33 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.48 kg/ha | +45.5% |
| 2023 | 0.43 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.31 kg/ha | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.066 kg/ha | 0.04 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.089 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.396 kg/ha | 0.15 kg/ha | 0.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.382 kg/ha | 0.31 kg/ha | 0.48 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 155 Mozambique 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 157 Togo 0.34 kg/ha compare
- 158 Northern Mariana Islands 0.31 kg/ha compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 0.3 kg/ha compare
- 161 Kazakhstan 0.29 kg/ha 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malawi?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malawi was 0.31 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Malawi ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).