Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 476.73 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Lesotho is 476.73 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.3% on the previous year and up 535.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Lesotho peaked at 2,694 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2333 t, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 173rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.21 t | — |
| 1991 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.21 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.72 t | -49.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2333 t | -97.0% |
| 2001 | 47.5 t | +20259.5% |
| 2002 | 26.63 t | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 167.92 t | +530.6% |
| 2004 | 28.3 t | -83.1% |
| 2005 | 45.9 t | +62.2% |
| 2006 | 47.14 t | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 74.42 t | +57.9% |
| 2008 | 63.56 t | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 21.45 t | -66.3% |
| 2010 | 30.74 t | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 7.38 t | -76.0% |
| 2012 | 89.27 t | +1108.8% |
| 2013 | 47.33 t | -47.0% |
| 2014 | 75.07 t | +58.6% |
| 2015 | 40.36 t | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 354.65 t | +778.7% |
| 2017 | 232.47 t | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 110.3 t | -52.6% |
| 2019 | 220.95 t | +100.3% |
| 2020 | 693.95 t | +214.1% |
| 2021 | 1,029 t | +48.3% |
| 2022 | 369.49 t | -64.1% |
| 2023 | 2,694 t | +629.0% |
| 2024 | 476.73 t | -82.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 476.73 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,887 t, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 476.73 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,618 t, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +20259.5% | 0.2333 t | 47.5 t |
| 2012 | +1108.8% | 7.38 t | 89.27 t |
| 2016 | +778.7% | 40.36 t | 354.65 t |
| 2023 | +629.0% | 369.49 t | 2,694 t |
| 2003 | +530.6% | 26.63 t | 167.92 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.46 t | 7.72 t | 15.21 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3 t | 0.2333 t | 167.92 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.85 t | 7.38 t | 354.65 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,053 t | 369.49 t | 2,694 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 170 Maldives 575.77 t compare
- 171 French Guiana 530.53 t compare
- 172 Yemen 487.03 t compare
- 174 Grenada 472.27 t compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 436.96 t compare
- 176 Seychelles 396.95 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) — import quantity in Lesotho?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Lesotho was 476.73 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,694 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2333 t in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 535.0%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.