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

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Morocco ahead.

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

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 Morocco: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho

1.53 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Morocco

1.56 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho rank

102nd

Morocco rank

101st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Lesotho
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.56 kilograms per hectare against 1.53 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

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

Lesotho ranks 102nd and Morocco ranks 101st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.018 kilograms per hectare	1.14 kilograms per hectare	1.13 kilograms per hectare	Morocco
2000s	0.06 kilograms per hectare	1.52 kilograms per hectare	1.46 kilograms per hectare	Morocco
2010s	0.182 kilograms per hectare	1.47 kilograms per hectare	1.29 kilograms per hectare	Morocco
2020s	1.24 kilograms per hectare	1.57 kilograms per hectare	0.3275 kilograms per hectare	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Lesotho or Morocco?: Morocco, at 1.56 kilograms per hectare against 1.53 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Morocco?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Lesotho ranks 102nd and Morocco ranks 101st 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.