Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 175.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0612 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0222 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0214 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0132 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0099 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | -77.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +196.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0329 1000 USD per square kilometre | +320.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.025 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | +143.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0191 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0186 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0459 1000 USD per square kilometre | +126.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0612 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0465 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +320.7% | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0329 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0329 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0217 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0533 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0612 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 147 Guinea 0.063 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Algeria 0.0619 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 149 American Samoa 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Mali 0.0561 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Djibouti 0.0549 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Saudi Arabia 0.0501 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0596 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0612 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.