Bhutan vs Lesotho: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Bhutan
5.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho
5.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bhutan rank
156th
Lesotho rank
154th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Bhutan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.64 kilograms per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.33 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7017 kilograms per hectare 1.07 kilograms per hectare 0.3633 kilograms per hectare Lesotho
1980s 0.659 kilograms per hectare 1.35 kilograms per hectare 0.688 kilograms per hectare Lesotho
1990s 0.6262 kilograms per hectare 3.78 kilograms per hectare 3.15 kilograms per hectare Lesotho
2000s 6.12 kilograms per hectare 3.46 kilograms per hectare 2.66 kilograms per hectare Bhutan
2010s 8.23 kilograms per hectare 8.42 kilograms per hectare 0.192 kilograms per hectare Lesotho
2020s 7.23 kilograms per hectare 8.46 kilograms per hectare 1.22 kilograms per hectare Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bhutan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.64 kilograms per hectare in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Lesotho?
0.33 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lesotho?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Lesotho rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Bhutan ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 200 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 hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit
kilograms per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.