Which has higher insecticide use, Malta or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 3 tonnes against 2 tonnes in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in insecticide use between Malta and Micronesia (country)?

1 tonnes, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Micronesia (country)?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

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.

Malta vs Micronesia (country): Insecticide use

Malta

2 tonnes

in 2023

Micronesia (country)

3 tonnes

in 2023

Malta rank

189th

Micronesia (country) rank

187th

Insecticide use over time

Malta
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 3 tonnes against 2 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 1 tonnes.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.5 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 189th and Micronesia (country) ranks 187th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.56 tonnes	4 tonnes	44.56 tonnes	Malta
2000s	13.8 tonnes	3.4 tonnes	10.4 tonnes	Malta
2010s	4.1 tonnes	2.6 tonnes	1.5 tonnes	Malta
2020s	2.25 tonnes	3 tonnes	0.75 tonnes	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Malta or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 3 tonnes against 2 tonnes in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Malta and Micronesia (country)?: 1 tonnes, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Micronesia (country)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Malta and Micronesia (country) rank globally for insecticide use?: Malta ranks 189th and Micronesia (country) ranks 187th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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