Lesotho vs Libya: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho

5.97 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Libya

6.68 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho rank

154th

Libya rank

151st

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

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 154th and Libya ranks 151st of 200 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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