Lesotho vs Libya: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Lesotho
0.6035 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Libya
0.6597 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
180th
Libya rank
177th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6597 tonnes per hectare against 0.6035 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0562 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 180th and Libya ranks 177th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7708 tonnes per hectare | 0.2721 tonnes per hectare | 0.4987 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4065 tonnes per hectare | 0.4429 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | 0.6257 tonnes per hectare | 0.1279 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.9172 tonnes per hectare | 0.7002 tonnes per hectare | 0.217 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 0.6254 tonnes per hectare | 0.023 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | 0.0507 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7091 tonnes per hectare | 0.6699 tonnes per hectare | 0.0391 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.6597 tonnes per hectare against 0.6035 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.0562 tonnes per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Lesotho ranks 180th and Libya ranks 177th of 185 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.