Lesotho vs Mauritania: Fertilizer consumption
Lesotho
3,102 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania
3,836 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho rank
155th
Mauritania rank
154th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3,836 tonnes against 3,102 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 734 tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 154th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 557.12 tonnes | 137.59 tonnes | 419.53 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1,985 tonnes | 1,132 tonnes | 852.72 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4,288 tonnes | 1,332 tonnes | 2,956 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5,612 tonnes | 3,987 tonnes | 1,626 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3,026 tonnes | 2,555 tonnes | 471.12 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2,973 tonnes | 4,307 tonnes | 1,333 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3,150 tonnes | 4,866 tonnes | 1,715 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3,836 tonnes against 3,102 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 734 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Lesotho ranks 155th and Mauritania 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).