Lesotho vs Portugal: Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Insecticides — Agricultural Use over time
- Lesotho
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,867 t against 1,708 t in Lesotho, a difference of 159 t.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 216 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 483.7 t | 483.7 t | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.7 t | 458.3 t | 452.6 t | Portugal |
| 2010s | 40.8 t | 1,438 t | 1,397 t | Portugal |
| 2020s | 424.4 t | 1,265 t | 840.2 t | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticides — agricultural use, Lesotho or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,867 t against 1,708 t in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insecticides — agricultural use between Lesotho and Portugal?
- 159 t, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Portugal rank globally for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Lesotho ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).