Cameroon vs Lesotho: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cameroon
5.09 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho
5.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
159th
Lesotho rank
155th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.09 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.88 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 159th and Lesotho ranks 155th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8544 kilograms per hectare | 0.0989 kilograms per hectare | 0.7556 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.58 kilograms per hectare | 0.704 kilograms per hectare | 0.876 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 1.64 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.01 kilograms per hectare | 4.13 kilograms per hectare | 2.12 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.32 kilograms per hectare | 5.26 kilograms per hectare | 1.94 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.72 kilograms per hectare | 8.42 kilograms per hectare | 3.7 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 8.46 kilograms per hectare | 3.15 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, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.09 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0.88 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 159th 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.