Malaysia vs Nigeria: Pesticide breakdown by type

Malaysia

3,075 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria

574 tonnes

in 2023

Malaysia rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

3rd

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

Malaysia currently reports 3,075 tonnes against 574 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 2,501 tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.