Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Guinea-Bissau
2,690 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho
2,152 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
147th
Lesotho rank
150th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,690 tonnes against 2,152 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 538 tonnes.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 150th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 197.33 tonnes 278.5 tonnes 81.17 tonnes Lesotho
1980s 373.57 tonnes 471.43 tonnes 97.86 tonnes Lesotho
1990s 139.8 tonnes 1,356 tonnes 1,216 tonnes Lesotho
2000s 1,466 tonnes 1,697 tonnes 230.9 tonnes Lesotho
2010s 3,046 tonnes 2,226 tonnes 820.4 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
2020s 3,638 tonnes 2,450 tonnes 1,188 tonnes Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2,690 tonnes against 2,152 tonnes in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
538 tonnes, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 150th of 201 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 by nutrient. 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 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

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