Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Insecticide use

Democratic Republic of Congo

446 tonnes

in 2023

Lesotho

440 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

81st

Lesotho rank

82nd

Insecticide use over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 446 tonnes against 440 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 6 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 211 countries.

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.