Lesotho vs Liberia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Lesotho
8.6 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Liberia
8.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho rank
159th
Liberia rank
160th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8.6 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Liberia, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 159th and Liberia ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | 1.3 kilograms per hectare | 0.0111 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 5.49 kilograms per hectare | 7.18 kilograms per hectare | 1.7 kilograms per hectare | Liberia |
| 1980s | 14.16 kilograms per hectare | 4.44 kilograms per hectare | 9.72 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 14.33 kilograms per hectare | 0.6 kilograms per hectare | 13.73 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.3 kilograms per hectare | 5.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.795 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.44 kilograms per hectare | 9.36 kilograms per hectare | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.71 kilograms per hectare | 10.58 kilograms per hectare | 0.1275 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, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 8.6 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Lesotho ranks 159th and Liberia ranks 160th 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.