Kuwait vs Malaysia: Pesticide breakdown by type
Kuwait
443 tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia
3,075 tonnes
in 2023
Kuwait rank
4th
Malaysia rank
2nd
Pesticide breakdown by type over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3,075 tonnes against 443 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 2,632 tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 6.9 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190.8 tonnes | 181 tonnes | 9.8 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 423.2 tonnes | 241.9 tonnes | 181.3 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 612.9 tonnes | 78.3 tonnes | 534.6 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 504.75 tonnes | 1,562 tonnes | 1,058 tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 3,075 tonnes against 443 tonnes in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 2,632 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 179 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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.