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

0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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.

Mauritania vs Namibia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Mauritania

1.52 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Namibia

1.46 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mauritania rank

104th

Namibia rank

107th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Mauritania
Namibia

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.52 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 104th and Namibia ranks 107th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.085 kilograms per hectare	0.769 kilograms per hectare	0.684 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2000s	0.087 kilograms per hectare	0.859 kilograms per hectare	0.772 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2010s	0.548 kilograms per hectare	0.961 kilograms per hectare	0.413 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2020s	1.12 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	0.275 kilograms per hectare	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Mauritania or Namibia?: Mauritania, at 1.52 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Mauritania and Namibia?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Mauritania ranks 104th and Namibia ranks 107th 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.