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

0 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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 Mexico: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho

1.53 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mexico

1.53 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho rank

102nd

Mexico rank

102nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Lesotho
Mexico

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.53 kilograms per hectare against 1.53 kilograms per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Lesotho ranks 102nd and Mexico ranks 102nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.018 kilograms per hectare	1.07 kilograms per hectare	1.05 kilograms per hectare	Mexico
2000s	0.06 kilograms per hectare	1.26 kilograms per hectare	1.2 kilograms per hectare	Mexico
2010s	0.182 kilograms per hectare	2 kilograms per hectare	1.82 kilograms per hectare	Mexico
2020s	1.24 kilograms per hectare	1.57 kilograms per hectare	0.3275 kilograms per hectare	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Lesotho or Mexico?: Lesotho, at 1.53 kilograms per hectare against 1.53 kilograms per hectare in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Mexico?: 0 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mexico?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Mexico rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Lesotho ranks 102nd and Mexico ranks 102nd 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.