Cameroon vs Lesotho: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Cameroon
0.0851 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
136th
Lesotho rank
139th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.0851 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0142 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0094 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.0214 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0075 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0139 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.045 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0135 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0315 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.0305 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0446 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0142 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0506 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0559 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0052 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0776 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0733 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0042 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.0883 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0807 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0077 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 0.0851 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0.0142 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cameroon 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 square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.