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 171st out of 208 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.
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
- 168 Comoros 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 168 Cuba 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 171 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 171 New Caledonia 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 171 Tajikistan 0.06 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (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 171st out of 208 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).