Maldives vs Zambia: Insecticide use

Maldives

244 tonnes

in 2023

Zambia

229 tonnes

in 2023

Maldives rank

108th

Zambia rank

109th

Insecticide use over time

Maldives currently reports 244 tonnes against 229 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 15 tonnes.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Maldives ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 109th 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.