Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 2,266 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,266 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 241.3% on the previous year and up 13,229.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Lesotho peaked at 2,266 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 t | — |
| 1991 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 7 t | +133.3% |
| 2001 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 29 t | +222.2% |
| 2003 | 27 t | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 29 t | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 15 t | -48.3% |
| 2006 | 20 t | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 22 t | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 19 t | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 14 t | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 7 t | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 14 t | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 22 t | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 17 t | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 55 t | +223.5% |
| 2016 | 75 t | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 84 t | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 67 t | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 113 t | +68.7% |
| 2020 | 222 t | +96.5% |
| 2021 | 130 t | -41.4% |
| 2022 | 317 t | +143.8% |
| 2023 | 664 t | +109.5% |
| 2024 | 2,266 t | +241.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,266 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,646 t, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,266 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8 t | 3 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1 t | 7 t | 29 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9 t | 7 t | 113 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 719.8 t | 130 t | 2,266 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 79 Dominican Republic 2,877 t compare
- 80 Sudan (former) 2,862 t compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,723 t compare
- 83 Zimbabwe 2,185 t compare
- 84 Ireland 2,142 t compare
- 85 Switzerland 2,093 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Lesotho?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Lesotho was 2,266 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,266 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13,229.4%. 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 Pesticides (total) — 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).