Congo vs Lesotho: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Congo
1,471 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho
2,152 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
154th
Lesotho rank
151st
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,152 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 681 tonnes.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 821.89 tonnes | 35.89 tonnes | 786 tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 1,644 tonnes | 171 tonnes | 1,473 tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 559.67 tonnes | 444.44 tonnes | 115.22 tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 1,394 tonnes | 1,356 tonnes | 38.6 tonnes | Congo |
| 2000s | 830.5 tonnes | 1,457 tonnes | 626.75 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 461.4 tonnes | 2,226 tonnes | 1,764 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,354 tonnes | 2,450 tonnes | 95 tonnes | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Congo or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2,152 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Congo and Lesotho?
- 681 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Congo ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 202 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.