Insecticide use in Maldives
Maldives: Insecticide use was 244 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 244 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 328.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Maldives peaked at 266 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30 tonnes, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 108th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 30 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 34 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 79 tonnes | +132.4% |
| 1998 | 84 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 107 tonnes | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 63 tonnes | -41.1% |
| 2001 | 65 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 46 tonnes | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 50 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 51 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 98 tonnes | +92.2% |
| 2006 | 109 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 107 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 59 tonnes | -44.9% |
| 2009 | 53 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 61 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 64 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 56 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 57 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 63 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 68 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 266 tonnes | +291.2% |
| 2017 | 242 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 263 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 147 tonnes | -44.1% |
| 2020 | 163 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 182 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 203 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 244 tonnes | +20.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 244 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 72% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 244 tonnes is below the median for South Asia, which is 307 tonnes, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +291.2% | 68 tonnes | 266 tonnes |
| 1997 | +132.4% | 34 tonnes | 79 tonnes |
| 2005 | +92.2% | 51 tonnes | 98 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5 tonnes | 30 tonnes | 107 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1 tonnes | 46 tonnes | 109 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.7 tonnes | 56 tonnes | 266 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 198 tonnes | 163 tonnes | 244 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 106 Turkmenistan 251 tonnes compare
- 107 Switzerland 248 tonnes compare
- 109 Zambia 229 tonnes compare
- 110 Sri Lanka 221 tonnes compare
- 111 Bulgaria 216 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Maldives?
- Insecticide use in Maldives was 244 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 266 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for insecticide use?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.