Lesotho vs Mauritius: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Lesotho
0.97 kg/cap
in 2024
Mauritius
0.99 kg/cap
in 2024
Lesotho rank
34th
Mauritius rank
32nd

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritius
00.20.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.99 kg/cap against 0.97 kg/cap in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 kg/cap.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 34th and Mauritius ranks 32nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kg/cap 0.605 kg/cap 0.605 kg/cap Mauritius
2000s 0.008 kg/cap 0.627 kg/cap 0.619 kg/cap Mauritius
2010s 0.023 kg/cap 0.62 kg/cap 0.597 kg/cap Mauritius
2020s 0.312 kg/cap 0.746 kg/cap 0.434 kg/cap Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Lesotho or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 0.99 kg/cap against 0.97 kg/cap in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Lesotho and Mauritius?
0.02 kg/cap, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritius?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Mauritius rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Lesotho ranks 34th and Mauritius ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).