Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 3.44 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.44 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 240.6% on the previous year and up 5,633.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lesotho peaked at 3.44 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/ha, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 73rd out of 187 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) — Use per area of cropland in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 kg/ha | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.09 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 0.07 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 kg/ha | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 kg/ha | +80.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.25 kg/ha | +316.7% |
| 2016 | 0.21 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.15 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.73 kg/ha | +386.7% |
| 2020 | 0.63 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.26 kg/ha | -58.7% |
| 2022 | 0.54 kg/ha | +107.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 kg/ha | +87.0% |
| 2024 | 3.44 kg/ha | +240.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.018 kg/ha | 0.01 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.181 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.26 kg/ha | 3.44 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 70 El Salvador 3.79 kg/ha compare
- 71 Austria 3.78 kg/ha compare
- 72 Spain 3.63 kg/ha compare
- 74 Philippines 3.35 kg/ha compare
- 75 South Africa 3.28 kg/ha compare
- 76 Egypt 3.22 kg/ha 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -64.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -12.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.0009 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 53 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lesotho?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lesotho was 3.44 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/ha in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,633.3%. 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) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).