Lesotho vs Mauritania: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Lesotho
2,152 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania
1,918 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho rank
151st
Mauritania rank
152nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,152 tonnes against 1,918 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 234 tonnes.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 151st and Mauritania ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 310.14 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes | 708.71 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 387.5 tonnes | 1,086 tonnes | 698.75 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1,356 tonnes | 3,686 tonnes | 2,331 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1,505 tonnes | 1,530 tonnes | 24.67 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2,226 tonnes | 2,473 tonnes | 247.1 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,450 tonnes | 2,634 tonnes | 184 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Lesotho, at 2,152 tonnes against 1,918 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 234 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Lesotho ranks 151st and Mauritania ranks 152nd 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.