Gambia vs Lesotho: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Gambia
1.49 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho
1.43 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gambia rank
160th
Lesotho rank
162nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.49 kilograms per hectare against 1.43 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 162nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 kilograms per hectare | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 0.8067 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5.21 kilograms per hectare | 4.78 kilograms per hectare | 0.433 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1980s | 5.03 kilograms per hectare | 12.52 kilograms per hectare | 7.49 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | 8.53 kilograms per hectare | 6.84 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.75 kilograms per hectare | 3.32 kilograms per hectare | 1.57 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.788 kilograms per hectare | 1.14 kilograms per hectare | 0.353 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.9275 kilograms per hectare | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | 0.38 kilograms per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 1.49 kilograms per hectare against 1.43 kilograms per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Gambia ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 162nd 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 Phosphate 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 phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.