Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Lesotho
Lesotho: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 1,708 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,708 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28,366.7% on the previous year and up 12,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Lesotho peaked at 1,708 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 1 t | — |
| 2001 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 t | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 8 t | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 11 t | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 11 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 t | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 4 t | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 8 t | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 17 t | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 14 t | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 49 t | +250.0% |
| 2016 | 69 t | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 78 t | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 61 t | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 98 t | +60.7% |
| 2020 | 184 t | +87.8% |
| 2021 | 80 t | -56.5% |
| 2022 | 144 t | +80.0% |
| 2023 | 6 t | -95.8% |
| 2024 | 1,708 t | +28366.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,708 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 4.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,708 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 5.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +28366.7% | 6 t | 1,708 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 t | 1 t | 11 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8 t | 4 t | 98 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 424.4 t | 6 t | 1,708 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 38 Bangladesh 1,997 t compare
- 39 Panama 1,872 t compare
- 40 Portugal 1,867 t compare
- 42 Cameroon 1,661 t compare
- 43 Costa Rica 1,589 t compare
- 44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,524 t compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 -2.27 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Lesotho?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Lesotho was 1,708 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,708 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Lesotho ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).