Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.6 kg/cap in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2024
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 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.34 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.31 kg/cap | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.35 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.35 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.34 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.24 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.32 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.32 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.31 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.38 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.43 kg/cap | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.49 kg/cap | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 kg/cap | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 kg/cap | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.87 kg/cap | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 kg/cap | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 1.43 kg/cap | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 1.68 kg/cap | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 2.04 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6 kg/cap | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 2.03 kg/cap | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 2.12 kg/cap | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 kg/cap | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 1.34 kg/cap | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.43 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 kg/cap | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 1.33 kg/cap | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.74 kg/cap | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 0.86 kg/cap | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6 kg/cap | -30.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.6 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.6 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
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 61st out of 192 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
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).