Insecticide use in Malta
Malta: Insecticide use was 2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Malta is 2, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Malta peaked at 104 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
Malta ranks 189th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47 | — |
| 1991 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 104 | +121.3% |
| 1995 | 47 | -54.8% |
| 1996 | 13 | -72.3% |
| 1997 | 51 | +292.3% |
| 1998 | 43 | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 38 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 47 | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 24 | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 2% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 367, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +292.3% | 13 | 51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4 | 13 | 104 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8 | 1 | 47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 186 Cape Verde 4 compare
- 187 Mali 3 compare
- 187 Micronesia (country) 3 compare
- 189 Andorra 2 compare
- 189 Bhutan 2 compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 189 Faroe Islands 2 compare
- 189 Guam 2 compare
- 189 Montserrat 2 compare
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 2 compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Malta?
- Insecticide use in Malta was 2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 104 in 1994.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for insecticide use?
- Malta ranks 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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