Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.49 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mauritania is 1.49 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 136.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mauritania peaked at 1.49 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/ha, in 1996.
Mauritania ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.18 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.17 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.14 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.03 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.05 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 kg/ha | +120.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 0.09 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.13 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 0.35 kg/ha | +105.9% |
| 2013 | 0.51 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 0.63 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 0.63 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.64 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.73 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.83 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.86 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.82 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.92 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.49 kg/ha | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.085 kg/ha | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.087 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.548 kg/ha | 0.13 kg/ha | 0.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 kg/ha | 0.82 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mauritania?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mauritania was 1.49 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.5%. 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) — 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).