Lesotho vs Niger: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Lesotho
0.6035 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
0.5774 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
180th
Niger rank
182nd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.6035 tonnes per hectare against 0.5774 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.0261 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 180th and Niger ranks 182nd of 185 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7708 tonnes per hectare | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | 0.2558 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4042 tonnes per hectare | 0.4451 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | 0.3931 tonnes per hectare | 0.3605 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.9172 tonnes per hectare | 0.3207 tonnes per hectare | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 0.4071 tonnes per hectare | 0.1953 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | 0.2307 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7091 tonnes per hectare | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | 0.2014 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 Niger?
- Lesotho, at 0.6035 tonnes per hectare against 0.5774 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.0261 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Lesotho ranks 180th and Niger ranks 182nd 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.