Pesticides (total) — Import value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 2,442 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import value in Lesotho stood at 2,442 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 329.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in Lesotho peaked at 2,442 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024, 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 15 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 15 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 20 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 30 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 25 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 30 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 35 1000 USD | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 46 1000 USD | +31.4% |
| 1972 | 38 1000 USD | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 27 1000 USD | -28.9% |
| 1974 | 52 1000 USD | +92.6% |
| 1975 | 79 1000 USD | +51.9% |
| 1976 | 110 1000 USD | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 150 1000 USD | +36.4% |
| 1978 | 192 1000 USD | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 210 1000 USD | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 230 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 250 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 300 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 415 1000 USD | +38.3% |
| 1984 | 673 1000 USD | +62.2% |
| 1985 | 650 1000 USD | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 600 1000 USD | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 500 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 400 1000 USD | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 300 1000 USD | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 68 1000 USD | -77.3% |
| 1991 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 105.34 1000 USD | +54.9% |
| 2000 | 142.68 1000 USD | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 423.48 1000 USD | +196.8% |
| 2002 | 237.45 1000 USD | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 998.84 1000 USD | +320.7% |
| 2004 | 890.88 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 758.82 1000 USD | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 676.92 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 884.59 1000 USD | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 715.65 1000 USD | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 465.07 1000 USD | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 605.48 1000 USD | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 362.22 1000 USD | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 518.97 1000 USD | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 657.69 1000 USD | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 567.96 1000 USD | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 243.51 1000 USD | -57.1% |
| 2016 | 593.75 1000 USD | +143.8% |
| 2017 | 579.32 1000 USD | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 564.88 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 615.04 1000 USD | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 1,394 1000 USD | +126.7% |
| 2021 | 1,858 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 1,412 1000 USD | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 1,810 1000 USD | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 2,442 1000 USD | +34.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,442 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,343 1000 USD, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,442 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,289 1000 USD, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value 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% | 237.45 1000 USD | 998.84 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.11 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 30 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.9 1000 USD | 27 1000 USD | 210 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 431.8 1000 USD | 230 1000 USD | 673 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.73 1000 USD | 68 1000 USD | 105.34 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 619.44 1000 USD | 142.68 1000 USD | 998.84 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 530.88 1000 USD | 243.51 1000 USD | 657.69 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,783 1000 USD | 1,394 1000 USD | 2,442 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 169 Curaçao 2,763 1000 USD compare
- 170 Seychelles 2,548 1000 USD compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 2,493 1000 USD compare
- 173 Mauritania 2,309 1000 USD compare
- 174 Tajikistan 2,196 1000 USD compare
- 175 Grenada 1,954 1000 USD 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 value in Lesotho?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in Lesotho was 2,442 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,442 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 329.9%. 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 value. 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.