Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania
Mauritania: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 640 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritania stood at 640 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritania peaked at 640 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9 t, in 1996.
Mauritania ranks 69th of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 t | 9 t | 58 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9 t | 16 t | 42 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 227.7 t | 44 t | 369 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 505 t | 353 t | 640 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritania?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Mauritania was 640 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 640 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 t in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Mauritania ranks 69th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. 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 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).