Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Malta
Malta: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 13.75 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malta stood at 13.75 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malta peaked at 34.4 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.28 kg/ha, in 2019.
That places Malta 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 25.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34.4 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 1995 | 19.12 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 1996 | 14 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 25.84 kg/ha | +84.6% |
| 1998 | 28.98 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 15.42 kg/ha | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 20.21 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 11.18 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 2002 | 11.32 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.03 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.62 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.65 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 12.81 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 12.97 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.6 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.22 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.67 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 10.33 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.39 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 13.19 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.76 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 12.58 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 11.08 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 10.37 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 8.68 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 7.28 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 10.52 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 12.42 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 11.59 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 12.74 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 13.75 kg/ha | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.82 kg/ha | 14 kg/ha | 34.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.86 kg/ha | 11.03 kg/ha | 20.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.83 kg/ha | 7.28 kg/ha | 13.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2 kg/ha | 10.52 kg/ha | 13.75 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
- 22 Suriname 14.01 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 13.58 kg/ha compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.1809 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0157 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malta?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Malta was 13.75 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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).