Lesotho vs Mali: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho
5.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mali
6.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho rank
154th
Mali rank
152nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mali
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 6.15 kilograms per hectare against 5.97 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 154th and Mali ranks 152nd of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0989 kilograms per hectare 0.2444 kilograms per hectare 0.1456 kilograms per hectare Mali
1970s 0.704 kilograms per hectare 2.23 kilograms per hectare 1.53 kilograms per hectare Mali
1980s 1.35 kilograms per hectare 4.09 kilograms per hectare 2.74 kilograms per hectare Mali
1990s 4.13 kilograms per hectare 4.02 kilograms per hectare 0.114 kilograms per hectare Lesotho
2000s 5.26 kilograms per hectare 7.92 kilograms per hectare 2.66 kilograms per hectare Mali
2010s 8.42 kilograms per hectare 12.66 kilograms per hectare 4.24 kilograms per hectare Mali
2020s 8.46 kilograms per hectare 6.54 kilograms per hectare 1.92 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, Lesotho or Mali?
Mali, at 6.15 kilograms per hectare against 5.97 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Mali?
0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Lesotho ranks 154th and Mali ranks 152nd 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.