Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Fertilizer consumption
Lesotho
3,102 tonnes
in 2023
Sierra Leone
4,233 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho rank
155th
Sierra Leone rank
152nd
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4,233 tonnes against 3,102 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 1,131 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 472.17 tonnes | 662.48 tonnes | 190.31 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1,758 tonnes | 1,758 tonnes | 0.807 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4,310 tonnes | 1,814 tonnes | 2,495 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5,612 tonnes | 1,868 tonnes | 3,745 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3,522 tonnes | 1,095 tonnes | 2,427 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2,973 tonnes | 2,872 tonnes | 101.33 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3,150 tonnes | 4,233 tonnes | 1,082 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4,233 tonnes against 3,102 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 1,131 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Lesotho ranks 155th and Sierra Leone 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 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).