What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Mauritania?

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?

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.

Lesotho vs Mauritania: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho

1.53 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mauritania

1.52 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho rank

102nd

Mauritania rank

104th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Lesotho
Mauritania

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.53 kilograms per hectare against 1.52 kilograms per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Lesotho ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 104th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.018 kilograms per hectare	0.085 kilograms per hectare	0.067 kilograms per hectare	Mauritania
2000s	0.06 kilograms per hectare	0.087 kilograms per hectare	0.027 kilograms per hectare	Mauritania
2010s	0.182 kilograms per hectare	0.548 kilograms per hectare	0.366 kilograms per hectare	Mauritania
2020s	1.24 kilograms per hectare	1.12 kilograms per hectare	0.1175 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Lesotho or Mauritania?: Lesotho, at 1.53 kilograms per hectare against 1.52 kilograms per hectare in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Mauritania?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Lesotho ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 104th 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.