Insecticide use in Malawi
Malawi: Insecticide use was 1,195 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Malawi is 1,195 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Malawi peaked at 1,195 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7 tonnes, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 47th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8 tonnes | 63 tonnes | 82 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.1 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 338 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 562.2 tonnes | 181 tonnes | 780 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 975 tonnes | 689 tonnes | 1,195 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Malawi?
- Insecticide use in Malawi was 1,195 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,195 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for insecticide use?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.