Lesotho vs New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Lesotho
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.01 kg/cap against 0.97 kg/cap in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 kg/cap.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 192 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kg/cap | 0.965 kg/cap | 0.965 kg/cap | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.008 kg/cap | 1.1 kg/cap | 1.09 kg/cap | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.023 kg/cap | 1.15 kg/cap | 1.13 kg/cap | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.312 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | 0.714 kg/cap | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Lesotho or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.01 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 New Zealand?
- 0.04 kg/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 192 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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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).