Insecticide use in Mauritania
Mauritania: Insecticide use was 652 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 652 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 215.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Mauritania peaked at 652 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 tonnes, in 1996.
Mauritania ranks 65th of 211 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.
Insecticide use in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 58 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 48 tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 33 tonnes | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 16 tonnes | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 10 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 9 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 12 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 13 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 15 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 17 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 16 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 16 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 tonnes | +125.0% |
| 2004 | 42 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 41 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25 tonnes | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 29 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 33 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 33 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 57 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 133 tonnes | +133.3% |
| 2013 | 207 tonnes | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 265 tonnes | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 266 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 272 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 311 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 357 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 370 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 354 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 394 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 534 tonnes | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 652 tonnes | +22.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 652 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5 tonnes, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 652 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +133.3% | 57 tonnes | 133 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3 tonnes | 9 tonnes | 59 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8 tonnes | 16 tonnes | 42 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.2 tonnes | 44 tonnes | 370 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 483.5 tonnes | 354 tonnes | 652 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Mauritania?
- Insecticide use in Mauritania was 652 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 652 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 tonnes in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for insecticide use?
- Mauritania ranks 65th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.