Which has higher insecticide use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 446 tonnes against 440 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2023.

What is the difference in insecticide use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?

6 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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
Lesotho

How they compare

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	421.8 tonnes	0 tonnes	421.8 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	408.1 tonnes	5.7 tonnes	402.4 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	312.5 tonnes	40.8 tonnes	271.7 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	337.25 tonnes	302.5 tonnes	34.75 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 446 tonnes against 440 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?: 6 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for insecticide use?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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