Lesotho vs Libya: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Lesotho
5.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Libya
6.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho rank
155th
Libya rank
152nd
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 6.68 kilograms per hectare against 5.97 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.71 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Lesotho ranks 155th and Libya ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0989 kilograms per hectare | 1.26 kilograms per hectare | 1.16 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.704 kilograms per hectare | 5.72 kilograms per hectare | 5.02 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 14.46 kilograms per hectare | 13.12 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.13 kilograms per hectare | 12.95 kilograms per hectare | 8.82 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2000s | 5.26 kilograms per hectare | 14.07 kilograms per hectare | 8.81 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 8.42 kilograms per hectare | 11.22 kilograms per hectare | 2.79 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2020s | 8.46 kilograms per hectare | 6.68 kilograms per hectare | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at 6.68 kilograms per hectare against 5.97 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.71 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 155th and Libya ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.