Colombia vs Malawi: Insecticide use

Colombia

1,547 tonnes

in 2023

Malawi

1,195 tonnes

in 2023

Colombia rank

44th

Malawi rank

47th

Insecticide use over time

Colombia currently reports 1,547 tonnes against 1,195 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 352 tonnes.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.