Mali vs Malta: Insecticide use
Mali
3 tonnes
in 2023
Malta
2 tonnes
in 2023
Mali rank
187th
Malta rank
189th
Insecticide use over time
- Mali
- Malta
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3 tonnes against 2 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 1 tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 187th and Malta ranks 189th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8 tonnes | 48.4 tonnes | 47.4 tonnes | Mali |
| 2000s | 23.1 tonnes | 13.8 tonnes | 9.3 tonnes | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.7 tonnes | 4.1 tonnes | 0.4 tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 3 tonnes | 2.25 tonnes | 0.75 tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Mali or Malta?
- Mali, at 3 tonnes against 2 tonnes in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Mali and Malta?
- 1 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Malta?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Malta rank globally for insecticide use?
- Mali ranks 187th and Malta ranks 189th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.