Insecticide use in Mali
Mali: Insecticide use was 3 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Mali, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mali recorded 3 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Mali peaked at 247 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Mali 187th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 247 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 141 tonnes | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 91 tonnes | -35.5% |
| 1993 | 86 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 80 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 74 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 68 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 63 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 57 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 51 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 45 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 40 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 34 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 28 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 22 tonnes | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 17 tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 11 tonnes | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 10 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 17 tonnes | +70.0% |
| 2009 | 7 tonnes | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 3 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 tonnes | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 3 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 290.5 tonnes, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 3 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +70.0% | 10 tonnes | 17 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8 tonnes | 51 tonnes | 247 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 45 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 186 Cape Verde 4 tonnes compare
- 187 Micronesia (country) 3 tonnes compare
- 189 Andorra 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Bhutan 2 tonnes compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Faroe Islands 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Guam 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Malta 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Montserrat 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 2 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Mali?
- Insecticide use in Mali was 3 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 247 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for insecticide use?
- Mali ranks 187th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.