What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Malawi and Mozambique?

0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Mozambique: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Malawi

0.48 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mozambique

0.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malawi rank

160th

Mozambique rank

157th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Malawi
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.54 kilograms per hectare against 0.48 kilograms per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 160th and Mozambique ranks 157th of 198 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.066 kilograms per hectare	0.025 kilograms per hectare	0.041 kilograms per hectare	Malawi
2000s	0.089 kilograms per hectare	0.05 kilograms per hectare	0.039 kilograms per hectare	Malawi
2010s	0.401 kilograms per hectare	0.09 kilograms per hectare	0.311 kilograms per hectare	Malawi
2020s	0.4175 kilograms per hectare	0.3075 kilograms per hectare	0.11 kilograms per hectare	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Malawi or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 0.54 kilograms per hectare against 0.48 kilograms per hectare in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Malawi and Mozambique?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Malawi ranks 160th and Mozambique ranks 157th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.