Congo vs Lesotho: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Congo
1,471 tonnes
in 2023
Lesotho
2,152 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
154th
Lesotho rank
151st
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,152 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 681 tonnes.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 821.89 tonnes | 35.89 tonnes | 786 tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 1,336 tonnes | 226.8 tonnes | 1,109 tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 573.7 tonnes | 410 tonnes | 163.7 tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 1,394 tonnes | 1,356 tonnes | 38.6 tonnes | Congo |
| 2000s | 1,003 tonnes | 1,697 tonnes | 694.1 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 461.4 tonnes | 2,226 tonnes | 1,764 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,354 tonnes | 2,450 tonnes | 95 tonnes | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Congo or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2,152 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Congo and Lesotho?
- 681 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Congo ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.