Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania
Mauritania: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 45 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritania stood at 45 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritania peaked at 45 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 t, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 t | — |
| 1991 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 14 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 t | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 9 t | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 7 t | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 9 t | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 8 t | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 14 t | +75.0% |
| 2004 | 14 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 t | -35.7% |
| 2007 | 11 t | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 13 t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 17 t | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 18 t | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 30 t | +66.7% |
| 2013 | 31 t | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 28 t | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 23 t | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 22 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 23 t | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24 t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 24 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 t | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 27 t | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 37 t | +37.0% |
| 2023 | 42 t | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 45 t | +7.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 45 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 467 t, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 45 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317.5 t, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4 t | 7 t | 14 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6 t | 8 t | 14 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24 t | 17 t | 31 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8 t | 23 t | 45 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Barbados 58 t compare
- 139 Turks and Caicos Islands 57 t compare
- 140 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 55 t compare
- 142 Luxembourg 44 t compare
- 143 Anguilla 42 t compare
- 144 Kuwait 41 t compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritania?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritania was 45 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 t in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).