Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 685 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritania is 685 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritania peaked at 685 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16 t, in 1996.
That places Mauritania 122nd 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71 t | — |
| 1991 | 71 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61 t | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 46 t | -24.6% |
| 1994 | 25 t | -45.7% |
| 1995 | 17 t | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 16 t | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 20 t | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 22 t | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 25 t | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 27 t | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 25 t | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 24 t | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 50 t | +108.3% |
| 2004 | 56 t | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 54 t | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 33 t | -38.9% |
| 2007 | 39 t | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 46 t | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 47 t | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 62 t | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 76 t | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 162 t | +113.2% |
| 2013 | 236 t | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 291 t | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 288 t | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 294 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 334 t | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 381 t | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 394 t | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 377 t | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 421 t | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 571 t | +35.6% |
| 2023 | 646 t | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 685 t | +6.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 685 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,646 t, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 685 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4 t | 16 t | 71 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1 t | 24 t | 56 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 251.8 t | 62 t | 394 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 540 t | 377 t | 685 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritania?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritania was 685 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 685 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 t in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. 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 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).