Lesotho vs Mali: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Lesotho
5.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mali
6.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho rank
155th
Mali rank
153rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Lesotho
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.15 kilograms per hectare against 5.97 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 155th and Mali ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0989 kilograms per hectare | 0.2444 kilograms per hectare | 0.1456 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.704 kilograms per hectare | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 4.09 kilograms per hectare | 2.74 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1990s | 4.13 kilograms per hectare | 4.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.114 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 5.26 kilograms per hectare | 7.92 kilograms per hectare | 2.66 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2010s | 8.42 kilograms per hectare | 12.66 kilograms per hectare | 4.24 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2020s | 8.46 kilograms per hectare | 6.54 kilograms per hectare | 1.92 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, Lesotho or Mali?
- Mali, at 6.15 kilograms per hectare against 5.97 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Mali?
- 0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Lesotho ranks 155th and Mali ranks 153rd 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.