Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guinea-Bissau
8.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho
8.6 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
160th
Lesotho rank
159th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8.6 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Lesotho ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 159th of 201 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 kilograms per hectare | 6.94 kilograms per hectare | 5.87 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.15 kilograms per hectare | 14.5 kilograms per hectare | 12.36 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.987 kilograms per hectare | 17.11 kilograms per hectare | 16.12 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 5.28 kilograms per hectare | 10.83 kilograms per hectare | 5.55 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.36 kilograms per hectare | 10.44 kilograms per hectare | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.57 kilograms per hectare | 10.71 kilograms per hectare | 0.1375 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, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 8.6 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho 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 per hectare of cropland?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 159th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.