How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?

12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.

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.

Lesotho vs Sudan: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Lesotho

5.97 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sudan

5.68 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lesotho rank

155th

Sudan rank

156th

Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Lesotho
Sudan

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.68 kilograms per hectare in Sudan, a difference of 0.29 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 155th and Sudan ranks 156th of 201 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9.71 kilograms per hectare	4.68 kilograms per hectare	5.04 kilograms per hectare	Lesotho
2020s	8.46 kilograms per hectare	7.2 kilograms per hectare	1.25 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 Sudan?: Lesotho, at 5.97 kilograms per hectare against 5.68 kilograms per hectare in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lesotho and Sudan?: 0.29 kilograms per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Lesotho ranks 155th and Sudan ranks 156th 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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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.