Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.06 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malawi stood at 0.06 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.14 kg/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 2004.
That places Malawi 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 2006 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 kg/cap | +80.0% |
| 2014 | 0.14 kg/cap | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 0.13 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.12 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.11 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.09 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.07 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1 kg/cap | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 0.09 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 kg/cap | -33.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.06 kg/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.04 kg/cap, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.06 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +100.0% | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap |
| 2004 | -100.0% | 0.01 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap |
| 2007 | +100.0% | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.018 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.022 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.091 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 157 Comoros 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 157 Cuba 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 160 Tajikistan 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 163 Azerbaijan 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Jordan 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Solomon Islands 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Thailand 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Vanuatu 0.05 kg/cap 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malawi?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malawi was 0.06 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 kg/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Malawi ranks 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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 capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).