Malawi vs Portugal: Insecticide use

Malawi

1,195 tonnes

in 2023

Portugal

1,173 tonnes

in 2023

Malawi rank

47th

Portugal rank

48th

Insecticide use over time

Malawi currently reports 1,195 tonnes against 1,173 tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 22 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Malawi ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 48th 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.