Bhutan vs Lesotho: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bhutan
5.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho
5.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bhutan rank
157th
Lesotho rank
155th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bhutan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.64 kilograms per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.33 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 155th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7017 kilograms per hectare | 1.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.3633 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.659 kilograms per hectare | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 0.688 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.6262 kilograms per hectare | 3.78 kilograms per hectare | 3.15 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.12 kilograms per hectare | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 2.66 kilograms per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 8.23 kilograms per hectare | 8.42 kilograms per hectare | 0.192 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 7.23 kilograms per hectare | 8.46 kilograms per hectare | 1.22 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bhutan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.64 kilograms per hectare in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Lesotho?
- 0.33 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lesotho?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Lesotho rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bhutan ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 155th 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 Nitrogen 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
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.