Congo vs Lesotho: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Congo

1,471 tonnes

in 2023

Lesotho

2,152 tonnes

in 2023

Congo rank

153rd

Lesotho rank

150th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Lesotho currently reports 2,152 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 681 tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 150th of 201 countries.

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Unit: tonnes
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.