Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Pesticide use

Malawi

2,036 tonnes

in 2023

Zimbabwe

2,185 tonnes

in 2023

Malawi rank

87th

Zimbabwe rank

85th

Pesticide use over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 2,185 tonnes against 2,036 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 149 tonnes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Pesticide 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: 07 August 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.