Indonesia vs Malaysia: Pesticide breakdown by type

Indonesia

9,788 tonnes

in 2023

Malaysia

3,075 tonnes

in 2023

Indonesia rank

1st

Malaysia rank

2nd

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

Indonesia currently reports 9,788 tonnes against 3,075 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 6,713 tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 3.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

Indicator: Pesticide breakdown by type
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: 179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.