North Korea vs Lesotho: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
North Korea
0.0008 tonnes per person
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0009 tonnes per person
in 2023
North Korea rank
143rd
Lesotho rank
140th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0009 tonnes per person against 0.0008 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 140th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0159 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, North Korea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0009 tonnes per person against 0.0008 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between North Korea and Lesotho?
- 0.0001 tonnes per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Lesotho rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 140th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.