Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Malta
Malta: Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides was 110.28 Tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Malta, 2011–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
Malta recorded 110.28 Tonnes for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Malta peaked at 137.69 Tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 75.6 Tonnes, in 2019.
Malta ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Malta, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 106.55 Tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 137.69 Tonnes | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 134.73 Tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 109.89 Tonnes | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 128.54 Tonnes | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 115 Tonnes | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 107.49 Tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 90 Tonnes | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 75.6 Tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 95.82 Tonnes | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 108.71 Tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 101.38 Tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 105.62 Tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 110.28 Tonnes | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 110.28 Tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,376 Tonnes, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 111.72 Tonnes | 75.6 Tonnes | 137.69 Tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 104.36 Tonnes | 95.82 Tonnes | 110.28 Tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Malta?
- Pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Malta was 110.28 Tonnes in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 137.69 Tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6 Tonnes in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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