Lesotho vs Mauritania: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Lesotho
8.6 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mauritania
8.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho rank
159th
Mauritania rank
160th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8.6 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 159th and Mauritania ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | 0.4975 kilograms per hectare | 1.03 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6.27 kilograms per hectare | 5.64 kilograms per hectare | 0.6325 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 14.07 kilograms per hectare | 4.17 kilograms per hectare | 9.9 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 17.11 kilograms per hectare | 9.06 kilograms per hectare | 8.05 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.37 kilograms per hectare | 5.55 kilograms per hectare | 3.82 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 Mauritania?
- Lesotho, at 8.6 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Lesotho ranks 159th and Mauritania ranks 160th 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 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.