What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Vanuatu?

2.07 kilograms per hectare, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Vanuatu?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Lesotho vs Vanuatu: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho

8.6 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Vanuatu

10.67 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho rank

159th

Vanuatu rank

156th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Lesotho
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 10.67 kilograms per hectare against 8.6 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 2.07 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 156th of 201 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.3 kilograms per hectare	2.69 kilograms per hectare	3.61 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho
2010s	10.44 kilograms per hectare	8.68 kilograms per hectare	1.76 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho
2020s	10.71 kilograms per hectare	8.64 kilograms per hectare	2.06 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 Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 10.67 kilograms per hectare against 8.6 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Vanuatu?: 2.07 kilograms per hectare, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Vanuatu?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Vanuatu rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Lesotho ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 156th 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
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: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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.