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.
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 Montserrat 2 tonnes compare
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 2 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9068 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.636 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.268 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.234 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 135.34 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.