Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Malawi
Malawi: Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use was 22 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 22 t for plant growth regulators — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 48.8% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Malawi peaked at 97 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2005.
That places Malawi 61st out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 t | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 6 t | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 8 t | — |
| 2008 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 t | +375.0% |
| 2010 | 8 t | -78.9% |
| 2011 | 2 t | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89 t | +4350.0% |
| 2014 | 97 t | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 84 t | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 71 t | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 58 t | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 45 t | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 32 t | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 20 t | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 16 t | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 21 t | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 43 t | +104.8% |
| 2024 | 22 t | -48.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 22 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 7 t, 3.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 22 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 t, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +4350.0% | 2 t | 89 t |
| 2009 | +375.0% | 8 t | 38 t |
| 1998 | +200.0% | 1 t | 3 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7 t | 1 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 t | 0 t | 38 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8 t | 2 t | 97 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 t | 16 t | 43 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 58 Croatia 26 t compare
- 59 Norway 24 t compare
- 59 Sudan (former) 24 t compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 20 t compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 20 t compare
- 64 El Salvador 17 t compare
- 64 Uruguay 17 t 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 plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Malawi?
- Plant growth regulators — agricultural use in Malawi was 22 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 97 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest plant growth regulators — agricultural use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for plant growth regulators — agricultural use?
- Malawi ranks 61st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plant growth regulators — agricultural use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. 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 Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use. 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).