Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.6 kg/cap in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.6 kg/cap
Change on year
down 30.2%
World rank
66th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.12 kg/cap
in 2016
All-time low
0.6 kg/cap
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2024

0.511.521990200720241990: 1.3 kg/cap1991: 1.3 kg/cap1992: 1.3 kg/cap1993: 1.4 kg/cap1994: 1.4 kg/cap1995: 1.4 kg/cap1996: 1.4 kg/cap1997: 1.3 kg/cap1998: 1.2 kg/cap1999: 1.3 kg/cap2000: 1.3 kg/cap2001: 1.3 kg/cap2002: 1.3 kg/cap2003: 1.4 kg/cap2004: 1.4 kg/cap2005: 1.4 kg/cap2006: 1.5 kg/cap2007: 1.7 kg/cap2008: 2 kg/cap2009: 1.9 kg/cap2010: 2.1 kg/cap2011: 1.4 kg/cap2012: 1.7 kg/cap2013: 2 kg/cap2014: 1.6 kg/cap2015: 2 kg/cap2016: 2.1 kg/cap2017: 1.6 kg/cap2018: 1.3 kg/cap2019: 1.4 kg/cap2020: 1.1 kg/cap2021: 1.3 kg/cap2022: 0.74 kg/cap2023: 0.86 kg/cap2024: 0.6 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malaysia is 0.6 kg/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malaysia peaked at 2.12 kg/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6 kg/cap, in 2024.

That places Malaysia 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.33 kg/cap 1.24 kg/cap 1.38 kg/cap 10
2000s 1.53 kg/cap 1.31 kg/cap 1.99 kg/cap 10
2010s 1.73 kg/cap 1.34 kg/cap 2.12 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.918 kg/cap 0.6 kg/cap 1.33 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 64 Finland 0.61 kg/cap compare
  2. 64 Türkiye 0.61 kg/cap compare
  3. 66 Maldives 0.6 kg/cap compare
  4. 68 Colombia 0.59 kg/cap compare
  5. 69 Jamaica 0.58 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malaysia?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Malaysia was 0.6 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 kg/cap in 2016.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 kg/cap in 2024.
How does Malaysia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Malaysia ranks 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).