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 64th of 200 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58 t | — |
| 1991 | 57 t | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 47 t | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 33 t | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 16 t | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 10 t | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 9 t | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 12 t | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 13 t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 15 t | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 17 t | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 16 t | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 17 t | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 36 t | +111.8% |
| 2004 | 42 t | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 41 t | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25 t | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 29 t | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 33 t | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 33 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 t | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 58 t | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 132 t | +127.6% |
| 2013 | 206 t | +56.1% |
| 2014 | 263 t | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 265 t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 272 t | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 311 t | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 357 t | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 369 t | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 353 t | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 394 t | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 534 t | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 604 t | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 640 t | +6.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 640 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 640 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +127.6% | 58 t | 132 t |
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
- 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 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 64th out of 200 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).