Lesotho vs Nepal: Fertilizer use per capita
Lesotho
0.19 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Nepal
0.22 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Lesotho rank
149th
Nepal rank
146th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.22 Kilograms per capita against 0.19 Kilograms per capita in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 149th and Nepal ranks 146th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.108 Kilograms per capita | 0.048 Kilograms per capita | 0.06 Kilograms per capita | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.749 Kilograms per capita | 0.082 Kilograms per capita | 0.667 Kilograms per capita | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.4078 Kilograms per capita | 0.0378 Kilograms per capita | 0.37 Kilograms per capita | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.159 Kilograms per capita | 0.148 Kilograms per capita | 0.011 Kilograms per capita | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.135 Kilograms per capita | 0.3025 Kilograms per capita | 0.1675 Kilograms per capita | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Lesotho or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.22 Kilograms per capita against 0.19 Kilograms per capita in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Lesotho and Nepal?
- 0.03 Kilograms per capita, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 149th and Nepal ranks 146th of 204 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 Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.